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: Oversight.gov, with […]
Continue reading... November 5, 2018
What You Need to Know About the November 2018 Bulk Data Task Force Meeting
This past Thursday’s Bulk Data Task Force meeting had a ton of info about technology in Congress. Here are some highlights: Info about newly elected members of the House will be online in a structured data format from the House Clerk’s office by Nov. 13, and updated weekly thereafter, an amazing turnaround for data that historically […]
Continue reading... July 15, 2018
Recap of the 2018 Legislative Data and Transparency Conference
Congress held its sixth annual Legislative Data and Transparency Conference this past week. Lest we forget, these conference are extraordinary. Hosted by the House of Representatives Committee on House Administration, it pulls together the vast majority of the internal and external Congressional stakeholders to talk in detail about the House and Senate’s operations. It provides […]
Continue reading... June 10, 2018
House Legislative Data and Transparency Conference Announced
The House will be holding its sixth annual Legislative Data and Transparency Conference. If you haven’t been before, the conference focuses on the Congress’s efforts to make legislative information available to the public as data, and provides an opportunity to hear from and meet with the people working on making it happen. To RSVP for […]
Continue reading... June 9, 2018
House Passes the Best Leg Branch Approps Bill in 8 Years
On Friday, the House of Representatives passed the best legislative branch appropriations bill since Republicans took power in 2010. Unlike many prior appropriations bills, which often undermined the House’s capacity to govern through deep budget cuts, this legislation contained provisions to strengthen the House and set the stage for further improvements. In addition, it was created […]
Continue reading... January 18, 2018
Save the Date: Bulk Data Task Force Meeting February 8
The House of Representatives will hold its next Bulk Data Task Force meeting February 8 from 10:30-12. More information to come.
Continue reading... December 8, 2017
What should be included in a GPO (Title 44) Reform Bill
The Committee on House Administration is working on legislation to reauthorize and reform the Government Publishing Office, holding four hearing on “Transforming the GPO for the 21st Century” over the past year. (1, 2, 3, 4). It would not be surprising if a reform bill were to be introduced soon. The Congressional Data Coalition has […]
Continue reading... December 4, 2017
Recap of the Third Congressional Hackathon
On Thursday the House held its third Congressional hackathon–and it was an even bigger success than last time. (See our recap of #1 and #2.) The hackathon cemented the bipartisan nature of using technology to open up Congress (with opening speeches by Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer); included the participation of […]
Continue reading... November 24, 2017
Congressional Hackathon Set for Nov. 30
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer are hosting the Third Congressional Hackathon on Thursday, Nov. 30 from 2-6 pm in the U.S. Capitol Building. RSVP here. The event will bring together a bipartisan group of Members of Congress, Congressional staff, Legislative Branch agency staff, open government and transparency advocates, civic […]
Continue reading... July 13, 2017
What’s in the FY2018 House legislative branch appropriation?
By: Casey Burgat The House Appropriations Committee approved Fiscal Year 2018 appropriations via a June 29 voice vote. The bill calls for $3.58 billion of funding for House and joint-chamber operations (Senate-specific items are not included), a full $100 million more than the enacted FY2017 funding levels. It should, however, be noted that the FY2018 appropriation is much lower than the […]
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