Alex Howard

The Capitol is seen as the partial government shutdown lurches into a third week with President Donald Trump standing firm in his border wall funding demands, in Washington, Monday, Jan. 7, 2019. After no weekend breakthrough to end a prolonged shutdown, newly empowered House Democrats are planning to step up pressure on Trump and Republican lawmakers to reopen the government. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

White House hints at Federal Data Strategy, OPEN Govt Data Act, in open-government strategy

The Trump administration released its first — but the U.S. government’s fourth — National Action Plan for Open Government Thursday night, more than…

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First round of email records reporting holds mirror to agencies’ management practices

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Surge in information requests, hiring freeze puts pressure on overburdened FOIA offices

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Obama celebrates 50th anniversary of FOIA by signing update to law

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2010 and Beyond: WikiLeaks to shape future of Gov 2.0

O\’Reilly Media\’s Alex Howard discusses the top Gov 2.0 stories of the year.

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Open data lessons learned at international conference

Alex Howard, Washington correspondent for O\’Reilly Media, shares the lessons learned from the International Open Government Data Conference.

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Open Government and transparency

Open Government and transparency seems to the be the theme of the day today at Federal News Radio.

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