Recent reports highlight Congressional weakness on two matters of routine transparency: official vehicles and website design.

The NATO command in Afghanistan last week fired a staff officer for publicly criticizing the military's use of Microsoft's presentation software PowerPoint.

Discussions of government transparency often involve cover-ups, shady dealings, or attempts to reveal official wrongdoing. Sometimes, though, it's about what government does right: when federal agencies produce valuable information with taxpayer dollars, it should be open so that the public can use and benefit from it.