WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 15: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs the White House on July 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump is traveling to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to speak at ...

This year marks the 20 th anniversary of Sunshine Week celebrated nationally to promote the importance of open government at the federal, state and local levels. The idea was born more than 20 years ...

Gov. Ella Grasso signed Connecticut's FOI Act into law in 1975. Credit: Bettman Archive Connecticut’s Freedom of Information Act, enacted in 1975, turns 50 this year, the legacy of Gov. Ella T. Grasso ...

The General Services Administration on Tuesday terminated the Open Government Federal Advisory Committee as part of President Donald Trump’s call to reduce the federal bureaucracy, according to an ...

Eight Democrats joined Republicans in voting on a step toward reopening the government late Nov. 9, including one lawmaker from Illinois. The ongoing shutdown is the longest in U.S. history, ...

Frank Gibson, a former Tennessean journalist and founder of the Tennessee Coalition for Open Government, has died.

Navy Federal and USAA are offering federal workers government shutdown assistance services like zero-interest loans and payment relief offers. The United States government officially shutdown at ...

What is the definition of transparency? Of course, transparency means that something can be seen through. When we talk about transparency in government, we mean that citizens must be able to "see ...