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200+ Organizations, Individuals Press Obama and Congress on Government Openness Issues 11/12/2008
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 2008—Today, more than 240 individuals and organizations called on President-elect Barack Obama and the 111th Congress to act on a series of government openness recommendations. The recommendations are included in a report from the 21st Century Right to Know Project, titled Moving Toward a 21st Century Right-to-Know Agenda: Recommendations to President-elect Obama and Congress. Read More

FedSpending.org Reaches 10 Millionth Search; Additional Data Now Available 07/29/2008
WASHINGTON, July 29, 2008—In June 2008, the groundbreaking FedSpending.org website reached another milestone — the site saw its 10 millionth search by a person since its launch in October 2006. In that time, FedSpending.org has grown to process more than 1 million searches from approximately 400,000 unique visitors each month. On July 1, Alexa.com ranked FedSpending.org 32,259 in traffic among websites on the Internet. Read More

New OMB Watch Report Unveils Top Five Open Government Questions for Candidates 03/19/2008
WASHINGTON, March 19, 2008—OMB Watch today released a report that names the top five open government questions that Americans would like candidates for federal office to answer before the November elections. Top Open Government Questions for Candidates, based on a survey of more than 2,000 people, was released in conjunction with Sunshine Week. Read More

OMB Watch Applauds Important Step Forward for Government Transparency 12/13/2007
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13, 2007—OMB Watch applauds the White House Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) launch of USASpending.gov, a new searchable website of federal contracts and financial assistance. USASpending.gov was created to meet the mandates of the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act (Transparency Act) and is based on OMB Watch's groundbreaking FedSpending.org software platform. Read More

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