On September 14, 2022, the Congressional Transparency Caucus held a panel discussion entitled What’s Next in Transparency Across the Federal Government.
The Advisory Committee on Transparency hosted its first event of 2022 on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, titled Sunshine Week 2022. The event featured live remarks from Representative Quigley, founder of the Congressional Transparency Caucus, and recorded remarks from Representative Kilmer, Chair of the House Select Committee on Modernization.
The distinguished panel included:
-Shanna Devine, Director of the House Office of the Whistleblower Ombuds.
-Kate Oh, Attorney and Senior Policy Counsel at the American Civil Liberties Union.
-Danielle Brian, Executive Director of the Project On Government Oversight.
-Nick Hart, President of the Data Foundation.
Read moreThe Congressional Transparency Caucus is hosting an event on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at 10:00 AM ET over Zoom.
Representatives Mike Quigley and Tim Walberg are hosting a conversation to learn about the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC) and its crucial role in overseeing over $5 trillion in pandemic relief legislation.
Panelists include:
–Michael Horowitz, PRAC Chairman and Department of Justice Inspector General
–Liz Hempowicz, Director of Public Policy at the Project on Government Oversight
–Joseph Ferguson, Chicago Inspector General
–Caryl N. Brzymialkiewicz, Ph.D., Deputy Inspector General at the U.S. Department of the Interior
These leaders will discuss the importance of transparency and oversight of the trillions of dollars the federal government has spent fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and supporting Americans during this crisis and how PRAC can help the administration, state and local government, and Congress to ensure effective use of these funds and fight fraud, waste, and abuse.
You are cordially invited to attend an Open Government State of the Union in honor of Sunshine Week, the nation-wide celebration of access to public information that takes place every year around President James Madison’s birthday, who famously wrote that “a people who mean to be their own Governors, must arm themselves with the power which knowledge gives.”
Please join us in a virtual conference on March 12 at 2 PM for a spirited discussion between experts and advocates about a host of topics, from the Freedom of Information Act to open government data, government modernization, transparency at the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel, whistleblowers, press freedom, and democracy in the United States of America in 2020.
Please RSVP at info@openthegovernment.org
Moderator: Lisa Rosenberg, Executive Director, Open the Government (@lisarosenbrg)
Panelists:
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On June 7, the Transparency Caucus of the U.S. House of Representatives hosted a remarkable forum inside of the United States Capitol that featured ten presentations from government officials and members of civil society on innovative tools and technologies. Following is a run down of who spoke and the services, tools and projects they shared:
I attended the forum, shared insights from the presentations on Twitter, and moderated a short Q&A at the end. The event was supported by the Advisory Committee on Transparency.
I’m back at the @uscapitol, this time for a Congressional Transparency Caucus event on tools for Congressional staff: https://t.co/Tf9AL0kTVe Impressive line up of speakers & organizations. Thanks to @RepMikeQuigley for hosting & championing #opengov! #CivicTech pic.twitter.com/dPrdOocTsX
— Alex Howard (@digiphile) June 7, 2019
At a high level, this Transparency Caucus forum was a reminder of the immense progress over the past decade in using the Internet and associated technologies to improve public access to the raw materials of democracy, engage and inform people about new opportunities to learn about their government and participate in it – and the work that still remains to modernize Congress in the 21st century.
An earlier version of this post appeared at e-pluribusunum.org.