On Friday, March 19th, OpenTheGovernment.org hosted the 5th Annual Sunshine Week National Dialogue. During this event, panelists -- transparency experts from inside and outside government-- discussed the Obama Administration's efforts to increase government openness through the Open Government Directive, a new Memorandum on Freedom of Information Act and Attorney General Guidelines, and Data.gov Learn more about the event here. [March 2010]

On Friday, March 20th, OpenTheGovernment.org hosted the 4th Annual Sunshine Week National Dialogue. The event featured a discussion between speakers and the audience on what the Obama administration hopes to achieve, the policy issues facing this administration, the Obama administration's vision for e-government, and financial and economic transparency. Learn more about the event here. [March 2009]

This Sunshine Week program features two panels: the first discusses executive-branch power and secrecy and the rights/responsibilities of other actors; the second discusses new and exciting ways to find and use government information. Watch the webcast in your media player or watch the indexed version in your browser. [March 2008]

This Sunshine Week program features two panels of experts on federal and local access to government information. Watch the webcast in your media player or watch the indexed version in your browser. [March 2007]

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Our first Sunshine Week program features a panel of experts and question and answer periods. The DVD features speakers & video segments focus on access to information, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), and Hurricane Katrina. [March 2006]

OpenTheGovernment.org invites you to come join James Madison, Ms. Public, and George W. Bush in a flash video game show - Democracy in Jeopardy! [April 2007]

Watch our first flash animation, Are We Safer in the Dark? "Are We Safer in the Dark?" ranked 7th in May 2006 in the Huffington Post Contagious Festival! [March 2006]