Administration alters stimulus job counting formula
Robert Brodsky
Government Executive
December 23, 2009

Open government for all the Web to see
Commentary
Joseph Coletti
Raleigh News & Observer
December 21, 2009

On debt, two Nevada pols find they agree
Lisa Mascaro
Las Vegas Sun
December 20, 2009

Amid Debate, Business Owners Struggle With Estate-Tax Strategies
Emily Maltby
The Wall Street Journal
December 16, 2009

OMB directs agencies to post more data online
Gregg Carlstrom
Federal Times
December 13, 2009

Thousands of stimulus fund reports missing, officials weigh penalties
Jeremy Redmon
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
December 11, 2009

Obama Launches Freedom of Information Initiative
William Fisher
Inter Press Service News
December 9, 2009

Federal agencies must post public data online
Ed O'Keefe
The Washington Post
December 9, 2009

The Festering Fraud Behind Food Safety Reform
Nicole Johnson
Food Safety News
December 9, 2009

Obama team launches its interactive ‘openness' policy
Dan Vergano, USA Today, and Gregg Carlstrom, Federal Times
Federal Times
December 8, 2009

Kundra and Chopra Want States and Locals to Embrace New Openness Directive
Matt Williams
Government Technology
December 8, 2009

White House issues demanding open government directive
Aliya Sternstein
NextGov
December 8, 2009

Metatransparency
Christopher Beam
Slate
December 8, 2009

Obama team launches its interactive 'openness' policy with online access
Dan Vergano
USA Today
December 8, 2009

Sonoma County's stimulus tally more than $100 million
Jeremy Hay
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
December 6, 2009

New Web site shows phantom stimulus money for Texas cities
Darren Barbee
Ft. Worth Star-Telegram
December 4, 2009

House Approves Estate Tax
Mark Hrywna
The NonProfit Times
December 4, 2009

OMB Watch unveils new aspect of FedSpending.org
The Daily Debrief with Chris Dorobek
Federal News Radio
December 3, 2009

Federal Reserve locks vault on bailout records
Miranda Fleschert
The News Media & the Law
Fall 2009

Business, insurance figures on latest White House visitors log
Michael O'Brien
The Hill
November 25, 2009

Government contracts pay for KI, Oshkosh Corp., other area companies
Pete Bach, Appleton Post-Crescent
Green Bay Press-Gazette
November 23, 2009

Stimulus money creates local jobs
Mary Ann Bragg
The Cape Cod Times
November 23, 2009

Some don't report how stimulus funds spent
Tom Fontaine
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
November 20, 2009

We should be celebrating success of the 8(a) contracts
Commentary
Jana Turvey
The Anchorage Daily News
November 18, 2009

Accounting for stimulus jobs: Be careful what you wish for
Commentary
Alec MacGillis
The Washington Post
November 18, 2009

Lobbyists: Obama's Rules Bring Pain But No Gain
Eliza Newlin Carney
National Journal
November 16, 2009

Of bats and billions: Following Recovery funds
Mike Stuckey
MSNBC
November 11, 2009

All the president's lobbyists
Editorial
The Washington Times
November 10, 2009

Information on stimulus difficult to come by
Jeremy Redmon
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
November 10, 2009

Stimulus-jobs count in Colorado overinflated
Burt Hubbard
The Denver Post
November 10, 2009

Two lumps of bitter with your tea: Anti-Stimulus pile-on at the Post
John Tomasic
The Colorado Independent
November 10, 2009

Many California jobs 'saved' by stimulus funds weren't in jeopardy
Phillip Reese
Sacramento Bee
November 6, 2009

America's Most Toxic Cities
Francesca Levy
Forbes
November 2, 2009

More Lobbyists Deregistering?
Randy Barrett
National Journal
November 2, 2009

More lobbyists terminating registrations, study finds
Silla Brush and Kevin Bogardus
The Hill
November 2, 2009
Note: This news brief is the third item in the linked article

Changes to lobbyist rules may lead to less transparency
Free Speech Radio News
November 2, 2009

Recovery Mode
Aliya Sternstein
Government Executive
November 1, 2009

White House trumpets reports on job creation
Alec MacGillis and Michael A. Fletcher
The Washington Post
October 31, 2009

Lobbyist's alleged threat on Nunes revealed
Michael Doyle
The Fresno Bee
October 31, 2009

The Battle Over Tired Truckers: Obama Ditches Another Bush Rule
Alexandra Andrews
ProPublica
October 30, 2009

Stimulus creates 640,000 jobs
Tami Luhby
CNNMoney
October 30, 2009

Stimulus Report Accurate?
Chip Reid
CBS Evening News
October 29, 2009

Secrets Claim Faces Another Review in Torture Case
William Fisher
truthout
October 29, 2009

Tenants facing challenge
David Webb
Delta Democrat Times
October 29, 2009

Markey Expands ACCCE Investigation From Forged Letters to Lobbying Disclosures
Anne C. Mulkern and Alex Kaplun, ClimateWire
The New York Times
October 26, 2009

Questions raised about stimulus reports’ accuracy
Marcus Green
Louisville Courier-Journal
October 26, 2009

Stimulus Contracts Go to Companies Under Criminal Investigation
Michael Grabell
ProPublica
October 25, 2009

Data on jobs from federal stimulus spending show incomplete picture
Doug Schneider
The Ithaca Journal
October 22, 2009

Is the federal stimulus creating tech jobs? The government isn't saying
Patrick Thibodeau
Computerworld
October 22, 2009

Watchdog: No Quick Fix for Stimulus Data Quality
Matt Williams
Government Technology
October 22, 2009

Stimulus Bill Data Offer Glimpse of Effectiveness
Chris Amico
Online NewsHour
October 21, 2009

Stimulus Powers Wind Power Industry
Christopher Flavelle and Sabrina Shankman
ProPublica
October 21, 2009

4,370 jobs made, saved
Gavin Off and Randy Krehbiel
Tulsa World
October 20, 2009

Stimulus reporting contains mistakes, groups say
American City & County
October 19, 2009

Stimulus money tracking Web site faulted
Mike Cronin
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
October 19, 2009

How to Play the Health-Care Finale
Jim McTague
Barron's
October 19, 2009

New OSHA chief gets hearing
James R. Carroll
Louisville Courier-Journal
October 18, 2009

Where the economic stimulus went wrong
Commentary
Preetam Kathiwala
India Daily
October 18, 2009

Weekend Review: Where Are The Stimulus Jobs?
istockanalyst
October 17, 2009

Next stimulus report to show greater jobs boost
Staff
Reuters
October 16, 2009

On stimulus jobs reporting, a big 'Oops'
David Goldman
CNNMoney
October 16, 2009

Stimulus reporting comes in fits and starts
Alice Lipowicz
Federal Computer Week
October 16, 2009

Colorado reported as having most Recovery Act jobs
Miles Moffeit
Denver Post
October 16, 2009

Lobbyists make case at OMB
Kevin Bogardus
The Hill
October 16, 2009

Beginning the task of counting stimulus jobs
Chris Neary
Medill Reports
October 15, 2009

Contractors report generating tens of thousands of jobs under stimulus
Elizabeth Newell
Government Executive
October 15, 2009

Critics fault Recovery Board's first posting of stimulus data
Aliya Sternstein
NextGov
October 15, 2009

Stimulus funds save local jobs
Trish Choate
Wichita Falls Times Record News
October 15, 2009

Agencies spent billions of stimulus money on noncompetitive contracts, site says
Alice Lipowicz
Federal Computer Week
October 15, 2009

Recovery.gov Releases First Batch of Stimulus Reports
Chris Flavelle
ProPublica
October 15, 2009

Bold Initiatives Spur Calls for New EPA Watchdog
Robin Bravender, Greenwire
The New York Times
October 15, 2009

Report Card Due on Stimulus
Alec MacGillis
The Washington Post
October 15, 2009

Lockheed Martin leads state in federal stimulus contracts
Miles Moffeit
Denver Post
October 15, 2009

Report: Stimulus has saved or created more than 1,000 Texas jobs
Dave Michaels
The Dallas Morning News
October 15, 2009

Stimulus funds fuel loans
Liz Shepard
Port Huron Times Herald
October 15, 2009

Stimulus Spending Tally Makes Public Debut
Aaron Glantz
New America Media
October 14, 2009

Report to provide clues on US stimulus plan job creation
Lisa Lambert
Reuters
October 13, 2009

Only Fraction Of Stimulus Dollars Tracked
Tyler Lopez
KMGH — ABC 7 Denver
October 13, 2009

Recovery Act contracting data set for release
Robert Brodsky
Government Executive
October 13, 2009

Only a small part of stimulus spending will be reported, coalition says
Alice Lipowicz
Federal Computer Week
October 13, 2009

Coalition For Accountable Recovery Concerned Over Stimulus Data
Marianna Levyash
Talk Radio News Service
October 13, 2009

OMB pushes tougher program evaluations
Gregg Carlstrom
Federal Times
October 12, 2009

Gauze's new cause
Steve Liewer
San Diego Union-Tribune
October 9, 2009

An Abuse of Presidential Power
Commentary
Hoppy Kercheval
West Virginia MetroNews
October 9, 2009

Mixed Reviews for the New EPA
Debra Kaufman
TV Week
October 2, 2009

Stimulus map quest: It’s a long road
John S. Monroe
Federal Computer Week
October 2, 2009

OMB to issue transparency directive within a few weeks
Aliya Sternstein
NextGov
October 2, 2009

Stimulus Recipients Begin Sending Spending Data to OMB
Matt Williams
Government Technology
October 1, 2009

Revamped Recovery.gov garners mixed reviews from OMB Watch
Dorothy Ramienski
Federal News Radio
October 1, 2009

Overturn Bush-Era ‘Faith-Based’ Rules, AU, Allies Urge Holder
Americans United for Separation of Church and State
Church & State
October 2009

IT consolidation will improve servics, Kundra says
Alice Lipowicz
Federal Computer Week
September 30, 2009

Retooled Recovery.gov site praised, panned
Alice Lipowicz
Federal Computer Week
September 29, 2009

Senator urges caution in consolidating contracting databases
Elizabeth Newell
NextGov
September 29, 2009

New Recovery.gov's intent remains laudable, but execution still in question
Aliya Sternstein
NextGov
September 29, 2009

Officials outline challenges in joining procurement databases
Elise Castelli
Federal Times
September 29, 2009

Subcommittee: Federal Contract Databases Out Of Date
Talk Radio News Service
September 29, 2009

Federal stimulus-monitoring website gets an update
Joe Markman
The Los Angeles Times
September 29, 2009

Hearing to assess ‘cumbersome’ procurement systems
Elise Castelli
Federal Times
September 29, 2009

Business news in brief – Stimulus site redesigned
The Philadelphia Inquirer
September 29, 2009

To Track Stimulus, A New Version of Recovery.gov
Christopher Flavelle
ProPublica
September 28, 2009

Feds Refresh Stimulus Tracking Site
J. Nicholas Hoover
InformationWeek
September 28, 2009

These crusaders bring transparency to government
Michael Hiltzik
The Los Angeles Times
September 28, 2009

New website can't track paths of federal stimulus grants
Miles Moffeit
The Denver Post
September 27, 2009

Justice Groups Press for ‘State Secrets’ Legislation
Daphne Eviatar
Washington Independent
September 24, 2009

Justice Department Unveils New Policy on State Secrets
Association of Alternative Newsweeklies
September 24, 2009

OMB needs to ensure more accountability for stimulus spending
Aliya Sternstein
NextGov
September 24, 2009

Stimulus spenders race to the finish line
Alice Lipowicz
Federal Computer Week
September 24, 2009

Conservatives Raise Questions About OSHA Nominee
Sara Goodman, Greenwire
The New York Times
September 24, 2009

The good, the bad, and the ugly parts of state secrets
The Federal Drive
Federal News Radio
September 24, 2009

Holder puts new limits on state secrets privilege
Rory Eastburg
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
September 23, 2009

Justice Dept. to limit state secret claims
UPI
September 23, 2009

Obama to Set Higher Bar For Keeping State Secrets
Carrie Johnson
The Washington Post
September 23, 2009

ACORN and Accountability
Christopher Hayes
The Nation
September 23, 2009

River and Beach Contamination Poorly Publicized
Jennifer Mueller
Pollution Control
September 21, 2009

As ACORN grew, so did its clout and its problems
Barbara Barrett
McClatchy Newspapers
September 18, 2009

American Muslims eight years after 9/11
Abdus Sattar Ghazali
Al-Ahram Weekly
September 17-23, 2009

New Demands for Release of Recovery.gov Contract Info
Christopher Flavelle
ProPublica
September 17, 2009

Contractor ID numbers taint transparency
Alice Lipowicz
Federal Computer Week
September 17, 2009

Groups welcome Recovery board's mash-up system to uncover fraud
Aliya Sternstein
NextGov
September 15, 2009

Obama lobbying rules having unintended effects
Andrea Shalal-Esa
Reuters
September 13, 2009

Critics: Private Web site does better job at stimulus tracking than government
Mike Cronin
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
September 13, 2009

Role of White House Czars Sparks Battle
Neil King, Jr.
The Wall Street Journal
September 11, 2009

Report finds room for improvement in Recovery Act transparency
Robert Brodsky
Government Executive
September 11, 2009

Senate confirms head of White House regulatory office
Ben Bain
Federal Computer Week
September 11, 2009

Feds up oversight of food and worker safety, pollution in Texas
Dave Michaels
The Dallas Morning News
September 10, 2009

Web Wealth: How bailout money is being spent
Reid Kanaley
Philadelphia Inquirer
September 6, 2009

White House reverses its ban on access to visitor logs
Aliya Sternstein
NextGov
September 4, 2009

In wake of fake letters to Congress, groups call for ban on such tactics
Brian McNeill
The Charlottesville Daily Progress
September 4, 2009

Hungry for Change
Kristin Choo
ABA Journal
September 2009

TARP funds showing profitability - really?
Commentary
Shelby Bateson
DC Examiner
August 31, 2009

Regulations.gov glitch prevents comments from reaching agencies
Aliya Sternstein
NextGov
August 28, 2009

Comment on Information Access — Surveying the Current Legal Landscape of Federal Right-to-Know Laws [PDF] (© 2009 Environmental Law Institute, reprinted with permission)
Gary D. Bass and Sean Moulton, OMB Watch
Environmental Law Reporter
August 2009

Pro-Con | Should the U.S. have gone after Swiss banks to seek assets taxpayer have hidden offshore?
featuring Gary Therkildsen, OMB Watch
The Kansas City Star
August 24, 2009

States rushing to meet stimulus deadline
Walter Alarkon and Kiera McCaffrey
The Hill
August 22, 2009

Web Site Collects Data on Stimulus
Ed O'Keefe
The Washington Post
August 21, 2009

Editorial: Watering 'grass roots'
Editorial
The Roanoke Times
August 20, 2009

GSA, OIRA heads await confirmation
Rebecca Neal
Federal Times
August 19, 2009

New letter found in lobbying scandal
Brian McNeill
Charlottesville Daily Progress
August 19, 2009

Is administration more interested in transparency of Congress?
Aliya Sternstein
NextGov
August 17, 2009

Behind Push for Stimulus Transparency, a Question Remains: Who Ensures the Numbers Are Right?
Christopher Flavelle
ProPublica
August 17, 2009

D.C. School Database Is Behind Schedule
Bill Turque
The Washington Post
August 17, 2009

How Obama's transparency promise holds up
David Goldman
CNNMoney
August 14, 2009

OMB and private groups track Congressional earmarks
Alice Lipowicz
Federal Computer Week
August 11, 2009

Mich. recovery director: State ill-equipped to make stimulus distribution more transparent
Eartha Jane Melzer
The Michigan Messenger
August 7, 2009

Agencies told to target money for tech projects
Ben Bain
Federal Computer Week
August 6, 2009

OMB asks agencies to focus on science and technology in 2011 budgets
Gautham Nagesh
NextGov
August 5, 2009

Recovering Recovery.gov
Gautham Nagesh
NextGov
August 3, 2009

More transparency could kill weaker IT projects
Elise Castelli
Federal Times
July 27, 2009

E-government 2.0
Jason Baumgarten and Michael Chui
McKinsey Quarterly
July 2009

Open Government — or ‘Transparency Theater’?
Maura Reynolds
CQ Politics
July 24, 2009

Wait grows on OMB's regulatory review
Kevin Bogardus
The Hill
July 23, 2009

Anticipated Web 3.0 jibes with open-government goals
John Moore
Federal Computer Week
July 17, 2009

Accurately Counting Stimulus Jobs Proving Tough
Amanda Ruggeri
U.S. News and World Report
July 15, 2009

Firm's contract kerfuffle highlights stimulus doubts
Alan Brody
Southern Maryland Newspapers
June 15, 2009

Recovery.gov Development Contract Details Coming
J. Nicholas Hoover
InformationWeek
July 14, 2009

Decoding the classification codes
The Federal Drive
Federal News Radio
July 14, 2009

The Recovery Board speaks out on the Recovery.gov contract award
DorobekInsider
Federal News Radio
July 13, 2009

Will Obama Clean Up Government Secrecy Labeling?
Jennifer LaFleur
ProPublica
July 10, 2009

Concerns about recovery.gov contract
The Daily Debrief
Federal News Radio
July 10, 2009

Government Web site needs repair
UPI
July 10, 2009

Jerry Brito asks why pay millions of dollars to defense contractor to build Recovery.gov?
Commentary
Jerry Brito, Mercatus Center
DC Examiner
July 10, 2009

Hannity distorts article to smear administration on stimulus money distribution
Media Matters for America
July 10, 2009

Government Stimulus Website to Cost Taxpayers $18M USD
Jason Mick
DailyTech
July 10, 2009

Recovery.Gov: Obama Team Redesigns Stimulus Site -- for $9.5M
Ned Potter
ABC News
July 9, 2009

Billions in aid go to areas that backed Obama in '08
Brad Heath
USA TODAY
July 9, 2009

Recovery.gov Web Developer Tapped
J. Nicholas Hoover
InformationWeek
July 9, 2009

Stimulus Funds Missing Poorest Areas
CBS News
July 8, 2009

Gov. Pawlenty on stimulus, transparency
Morning Meeting
MSNBC
July 8, 2009

Recovery board to provide public with original stimulus data
Aliya Sternstein
NextGov
July 8, 2009

Stimulus: Where's the $787 Billion?
Theo Francis and Elise Craig
BusinessWeek
July 8, 2009

Groups warn against reinventing the wheel on management reform
Robert Brodsky
Government Executive
July 7, 2009

Report seeks to help gov't. better manage performance
The Daily Debrief
Federal News Radio
July 7, 2009

Bid to Cut Army Corps' Project Spending a Net Loss for Taxpayers
Taryn Luntz, Greenwire
The New York Times
July 7, 2009

USAspending.gov shows where the money goes
Angela Gunn
BetaNews
July 1, 2009

States Given Leeway in Tallying New Jobs from Stimulus
Louise Radnofsky
The Wall Street Journal
June 24, 2009

Forecasting Climate Change
hosted by Bill Baue and Francesca Rheannon
Sea Change Radio
June 24, 2009

Latest OMB stimulus reporting rules don't require public raw data
Aliya Sternstein
NextGov
June 23, 2009

Foundation takes Recovery.gov makeover into its own hands
Aliya Sternstein
NextGov
June 17, 2009

A Call for Action in Addressing Cyber Security
Ed Dickson
American Chronicle
June 17, 2009

EPA moves to streamline chemical risk assessments
Danny Bradbury
Business Green
June 15, 2009

Baking Transparency Into Government
Dan Froomkin
White House Watch
The Washington Post
June 11, 2009

Recovery board to issue app agencies can use to report stimulus data
Aliya Sternstein
NextGov
June 9, 2009

Shining Light on Stimulus Tax Provisions Tough
Amanda Ruggeri
U.S. News and World Report
June 5, 2009

President Obama to American Muslims: I will ease the impact of post-9/11 scrutiny of charities
Michael Saul
New York Daily News
June 5, 2009

White House transparency effort falls short for some
Josh Gerstein
Politico
June 4, 2009

Online dialogue yields calls for more government transparency
Gregg Carlstrom
Federal Times
May 29, 2009

5 decry jail terms in Holy Land case
Jason Trahan
The Dallas Morning News
May 28, 2009

Online forum slow for Regulations.gov
Alice Lipowicz
Federal Computer Week
May 27, 2009

FEC Pick Raises Eyebrows
Shawn Zeller
CQ Politics
May 26, 2009

Tracking the Money: Craig Jennings on Bailout Transparency
Clint Hendler
Columbia Journalism Review
May 21, 2009

Feds launch Data.gov today
Alice Lipowicz
Federal Computer Week
May 21, 2009

'Regulatory czar' nomination clears Senate panel
Jennifer Kerr
The Associated Press
May 20, 2009

Groups want transparency in the spotlight
Andrew Noyes, CongressDaily
Government Executive
May 19, 2009

How does your program measure up?
Elise Castelli
Federal Times
May 18, 2009

Possible defense contract for Fort Worth company shows how lawmakers can tailor earmarks to one contractor
Laura Isensee
Dallas Morning News
May 17, 2009

Murky reg-review process set stage for frenzy over OMB climate memo
Robin Bravender, Greenwire
The New York Times
May 14, 2009

Businesses Encouraged by Regulatory Nominee
John D. McKinnon
The Wall Street Journal
May 13, 2009

"Reviving the Economy: Government Responds" - Keeping Track of the Stimulus Money
Susie Gharib
Nightly Business Report
PBS
May 12, 2009

Sunstein Says Analyzing Regulations’ Costs Isn’t Straitjacket
Mark Drajem
Bloomberg News
May 12, 2009

Open government delays irk some
Josh Gerstein
Politico
May 12, 2009

Obama team outlines its management agenda
Elizabeth Newell
Government Executive
May 11, 2009

Quick Takes
White House Watch
Dan Froomkin
The Washington Post
May 7, 2009

RTK NET Relaunches Chemical Risk Data Site
WatchDog TipSheet
Society of Environmental Journalists
May 7, 2009

Federal CTO will issue incomplete suggestions for open government
Aliya Sternstein
NextGov
May 6, 2009

How to improve Obama's ethics and lobbying executive order
Op-Ed
Gary D. Bass, OMB Watch
The DC Examiner
May 6, 2009

Bush-Era Secrecy Still Hiding Gov't Data
Justin Rood
ABC News
May 4, 2009

Obama scores high marks on transparency, watchdog group says
Alice Lipowicz
Federal Computer Week
May 4, 2009

Remixing government data
Joab Jackson
Government Computer News
April 30, 2009

'Jury is still out' on rulemaking after Obama's first 100 days
Robin Bravender, Greenwire
The New York Times
April 29, 2009

Rights Groups Assess Obama's First 100 Days
William Fisher
OpEdNews
April 29, 2009

Transparency Groups: Obama Makes Strides but Still Has Work to Do
Jennifer LaFleur
ProPublica
April 28, 2009

From consultant to top reformer: Meet the new chief performance officer
Elise Castelli
Federal Times
April 27, 2009

The Far Right's Plot to Capture New Hampshire
Pam Martens
CounterPunch
April 27, 2009

Sunlight Foundation reveals winners in its Apps for America contest
Joab Jackson
Government Computer News
April 24, 2009

Stimulus bill funds green energy goldrush
Mark Szakonyi
Jacksonville Business Journal
April 24, 2009

N.H. defense firms like what they see in new budget priorities
Bob Sanders
New Hampshire Business Review
April 24, 2009

"Trade Secrets" — Largely Untested Grounds for Toxic Secrecy
WatchDog TipSheet
Society of Environmental Journalists
April 22, 2009

States launch stimulus-tracking sites
Alice Lipowicz
Federal Computer Week
April 17, 2009

EPA Nears ‘Endangerment Finding’ on Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Environmental Leader
April 15, 2009

41 states and DC now publishing tax-expenditure reports
Alice Lipowicz
Federal Computer Week
April 15, 2009

Waving a Hand, Trying to Be Noticed in the Stimulus Rush
Kirk Johnson
The New York Times
April 12, 2009

Nonprofit Lobbyists Want Exemption From Some Ethics Rules
Suzanne Perry
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
April 10, 2009

Open government advocates question administration's transparency commitment
Aliya Sternstein
Government Executive
April 10, 2009

Groups push for lobbying Web site
Alice Lipowicz
Federal Computer Week
April 10, 2009

Nonprofit Lobbyists Want To Work For Obama
Bara Vaida
National Journal
April 9, 2009

Feds Push Back Deadline on Stimulus Bill Reports
Michael Grabell
ProPublica
April 8, 2009

CSC executive tapped to head GSA
Tierney Plumb and Melissa Castro
Washington Business Journal
April 6, 2009

IRS to hire more employees for corporate, international compliance
accountingWEB.com
April 6, 2009

Obama Finds That Washington’s Habits of Secrecy Die Hard
Sheryl Gay Stolberg
The New York Times
April 5, 2009

States wrestle with stimulus funding
Alice Lipowicz
Federal Computer Week
April 3, 2009

Lack of reporting, communication threaten TARP program
Aliya Sternstein
NextGov
March 31, 2009

Senate Relaxes Lobbying Restrictions in National-Service Bill
Suzanne Perry
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
March 27, 2009

GOP Rep. Defending America Against Poor Folks Getting Too Political
Kevin Tillman
AlterNet
March 24, 2009

Lobbying Ban in National-Service Bill Comes Under Fire
Suzanne Perry
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
March 23, 2009

Murky report for W.H. transparency
Josh Gerstein
Politico
March 23, 2009

Republican Foxx tries to limit free speech of nonprofits
Martha R. Gore
DC Examiner
March 23, 2009

Transparency, two-months and counting
Max Cacas
Federal News Radio
March 23, 2009

Nevada’s House Dems join chorus of foes of tax hike on the wealthy
Lisa Mascaro
The Las Vegas Sun
March 23, 2009

Dodd's Explanations Misleading, Incomplete
Commentary
Kevin Rennie
The Hartford Courant
March 22, 2009

MoveOn Obama Budget
Betsy L. Angert
OpEd News
March 19, 2009

OMB extends comment deadline on reg-review process
Robin Bravender, Greenwire
The New York Times
March 18, 2009

Help Is on the Way for Nonprofits
Silvana Tabares
Extra News
March 18, 2009

New Economy Analytics, Resources and Alerts
Marcus Zillman
LLRX.com
March 18, 2009

Where Fantasy Meets Reality in the Stimulus
Michael Grabell
ProPublica
March 17, 2009

Obama's Stimulus Dilemma: Spending Billions Quickly Without Waste
Amanda Ruggeri
U.S. News and World Report
March 17, 2009

Obama’s Czars Breed Chain-of-Command Confusion
Cindy Skrzycki
Bloomberg News
March 17, 2009

Opening stimulus spending to public view remains work in progress
Rudolph Bell
Greenville News
March 17, 2009

Transparency for stimulus spending remains a work in progress
Carrie Dann, CongressDaily
Government Executive
March 16, 2009

Support for Levin Stop Tax Haven Abuse Bill Grows
Global Financial Integrity
PR Newswire
March 16, 2009

Xe returns to roots after 'implosion in the swamp'
Bill Sizemore
The Virginian-Pilot
March 15, 2009

Carl Malamud, Public Printer
Clint Hendler
Columbia Journalism Review
March 13, 2009

Openness in tracking stimulus funds up to local governments
Paul West
The Baltimore Sun
March 13, 2009

Web site set up to put many eyes on states’ stimulus-cash spending
Alex Daniels
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
March 13, 2009

Accounting Demands for Stimulus Spending Worry States
Amy Schatz and Neil King
The Wall Street Journal
March 12, 2009

Iowa, Davenport working to be open with stimulus spending
Ed Tibbetts
Quad-City Times
March 12, 2009

Federal Agency Accused of Ignoring Toxic Threats
NewsInferno.com
March 12, 2009

Consumer Groups Say Recovery Site Falls Short
Ariane de Vogue
ABC News
March 11, 2009

Recovery.gov: How to Find Your Stimulus Money
Ned Potter and Ariane de Vogue
ABC News
March 11, 2009

Congress Caves on Online Contracts
Daphne Eviatar
The Washington Independent
March 11, 2009

Zombies of Regulation Awaken From 8-Year Sleep
Cindy Skrzycki
Bloomberg News
March 10, 2009

National experts visit Oregon to testify in support of precedent-setting transparency legislation
Progressive States Network
March 9, 2009

Coalition Calls for End to Private Tax Collection by the IRS
Inside ARM
March 5, 2009

Blackwater founder Erik Prince steps down as CEO
Louis Hansen
The Virginian-Pilot
March 3, 2009

Tracking Stimulus Spending
W.J. Hennigan
BusinessJournalism.org
March 3, 2009

Making every stimulus dollar work
Angela Glover Blackwell
Salon.com
March 2, 2009

Opening up shop
Corinna Zarek
The News Media & the Law
Winter 2009

Feds' power denounced
The Toledo Blade
February 28, 2009

Nonprofit Coalition Argues Antiterrorism Efforts Hurt Charities
Ian Wilhelm
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
February 27, 2009

Rights groups and non-profit advocates oppose terrorist designation of charities
Andrew Gilmore
Jurist
February 27, 2009

The Push to Downsize Defense
Maya Schenwar
Truthout
February 27, 2009

Obama's Tax Hikes On Rich Would Start As Soon As Oct. 1
David Hogberg
Investor's Business Daily
February 26, 2009

Obama, Senate Dems are divided on taxes
Alexander Bolton
The Hill
February 25, 2009

Stimulus Watchdogs Won't Be Chained
Eliza Newlin Carney
National Journal
February 23, 2009

Obama's Bold Vow To Slash The Deficit Greeted Skeptically
David Hogberg
Investor's Business Daily
February 23, 2009

OMB Watch Seeks to Restore the Toxics Release Inventory
Sandy Smith
EHS Today
February 23, 2009

Web Winners: The bailout
Reid Kanaley
The Philadelphia Inquirer
February 22, 2009

Transparency of Recovery.gov under scrutiny
Alice Lipowicz
Federal Computer Week
February 20, 2009

BearingPoint Seeks Bankruptcy Protection
Alejandro Lazo
The Washington Post
February 19, 2009

Popcorn Lung Trial Starts
NewsInferno.com
February 19, 2009

CMS is dead, long live mashup (in Dutch)
Martin Borman
Computable
February 19, 2009

Promises, Promises: Web site likely to fall short
Philip Elliott
The Associated Press
February 17, 2009

Will We Be Able to Follow the Money?
Jennifer LaFleur
ProPublica
February 16, 2009

Big step toward accountability in stimulus plan
Miles Moffeit
The Denver Post
February 15, 2009

What's Obama Hiding?
Nicholas Ciarelli
The Daily Beast
February 12, 2009

Stimulus Bill Funds Programs Deemed 'Ineffective' By OMB
David Hogberg and Sean Higgins
Investor's Business Daily
February 11, 2009

A Scan of Nonprofit Policy Recommendations for the Obama Administration
Rick Cohen
The Cohen Report
Nonprofit Quarterly
February 11, 2009

In the legislature: Sex, death and fre spch
Lisa Sorg
Indy Week
February 11, 2009

Sunstein Critics See Sheep in Wolf’s Clothing
Cindy Skrzycki
Bloomberg News
February 10, 2009

Manufacturer Trying to Block Investigation of Popcorn Lung Chemical
News Inferno
February 10, 2009

The Difficulty Of Walking The Line
Eliza Newlin Carney
The National Journal
February 9, 2009

Spending $1 trillion 'hard to fathom' for some lawmakers
Jessica Wehrman
Dayton Daily News
February 8, 2009

A Retreat in Spending
Dana A. Hedgpeth and Steven Mufson
The Washington Post
February 6, 2009

See-Through Stimulus
Clint Hendler
Columbia Journalism Review
February 6, 2009

Killefer's resignation seen as setback for federal IT
Gautham Nagesh
NextGov
February 4, 2009

Government officials tired of staying up to watch midnight regulations
Christina Lovato
Talk Radio News Service
February 4, 2009

Tracking Stimulus Funds Presents Daunting Task
Liz Halloran
NPR.org
February 4, 2009

Corporations avoid paying taxes
Martha R Gore
DC Examiner
February 4, 2009

Armed Again
Penn Bullock
The New Times
February 3, 2009

Post Editorial Misses Mark on Whistleblowers; Protections in Stimulus Bill Help Workers Hold Government Accountable
Government Accountability Project, et. al.
OpEdNews
February 3, 2009

Maine contractor pleads guilty to federal charges
Trevor Maxwell
Portland Morning Sentinel
February 3, 2009

264 Orgs Support Restoring Whistleblower Rights
Joint Media Statement
Scoop
February 3, 2009

Wartime spending panel calls on Collins
Dieter Bradbury
Portland Press Herald
February 2, 2009

Open government advocates applaud Obama’s FOIA memo
Brendan McGarry
Federal Times
January 30, 2009

Bush Regulations under scrutiny by Obama
Martha R Gore
DC Examiner
January 29, 2009

Halliburton Will Settle KBR Suit for $559 Million
Dana Hedgpeth
The Washington Post
January 27, 2009

More Radiation, Less Popcorn Fumes From Bush
Cindy Skrzycki
Bloomberg News
January 27, 2009

Former Lobbyist Could Still Do Business with Raytheon from Pentagon
Lindsay Beyerstein
The Washington Independent
January 25, 2009

Obama moves to block Bush's "midnight" attempts to relax green rules
Danny Bradbury
BusinessGreen
January 23, 2009

The Bad and the Ugly
The Center for American Progress
January 23, 2009

Overturning 'midnight' regulations presents challenges
Mary Gilbert
Government Executive
January 23, 2009

New Administration Seems Friendlier to Whistleblowers
Joe Davidson
Federal Diary
The Washington Post
January 22, 2009

Not Bush's White House anymore
Mike Madden
Salon.com
January 22, 2009

New team moves to undo last-minute rule changes
Suzanne Goldenberg
The Guardian (UK)
January 22, 2009

Bush leaves his successor nasty surprise
Sam Youngman
The Hill
January 21, 2009

Obama Freezes Bush's Proposed Rules on Emissions, Food-Labeling
Holly Rosenkrantz and Cindy Skrzycki
Bloomberg News
January 21, 2009

Hot Docs: Gaps in Medical Device Regulation, Corporations and Tax Havens
U.S. News and World Report
January 21, 2009

The Bush Legacy: An Assault on Public Protection
Martha R Gore
DC Examiner
January 21, 2009

Obama Halts Pending Rules
Ari Natter
Traffic World
January 21, 2009

Freedom of the press can be a reality
Ke'onna Green
Daily Sundial
January 21, 2009

Obama plans a swift start
Peter Nicholas and Christi Parsons
The Los Angeles Times
January 20, 2009

Midnight rider
Janet Pelley
Environmental Science & Technology
January 20, 2009

Obama White House Will Be Test Of Transparency
Lucas Grindley
National Journal
January 19, 2009

The Wired Presidency: Can Obama Really Reboot the White House?
Evan Ratliff
Wired
January 19, 2009

Very Early Steps Taken to Regulate Popcorn Lung Chemical
NewsInferno.com
January 19, 2009

Expecting regulatory change? Think again
Gregg Carlstrom
Federal Times
January 18, 2009

A New Era of Regulation
John Carey and Theo Francis
BusinessWeek
January 15, 2009

Some Late Bush Administration Rules May Survive
Cindy Skrzycki
Bloomberg News
January 13, 2009

Power positions: Federal positions on the front lines
Ben Bain, Michael Hardy, Mary Mosquera, and Matthew Weigelt
Federal Computer Week
January 12, 2009

With two jobs comes big balancing act for performance chief
Elizabeth Newell
Government Executive
January 9, 2009

Bush Pushes 'Midnight Rules' to Support Companies as Term Ends
Holly Rosenkrantz and Mark Drajem
Bloomberg News
January 8, 2009

OMB's new performance chief could give IT more executive clout
Gautham Nagesh
NextGov
January 8, 2009

Obama's performance czar used to manage Treasury
Michael J. Sniffen
The Associated Press
January 7, 2009

Obama poised to name chief performance officer
Elizabeth Newell
Government Executive
January 6, 2009

Holy Land Foundation case puts burden on Muslim charities
Jason Trahan
The Dallas Morning News
January 5, 2009

Nonprofit news roundup for Jan. 5, 2009
Philanthropy Journal
January 5, 2009

The Number-Cruncher-in-Chief
Ezra Klein
The American Prospect
January-February 2009

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