Transparency & Accountability

OTG applauds Senate’s introduction of S. 1, the For the People Act

Washington, D.C. – This afternoon, the U.S. Senate introduced the monumental pro-democracy reform bill, S. 1, the For the People Act. In response, Lisa Rosenberg, executive director of Open The   Read Full

March 17, 2021

Panel on Trump’s Presidential Records & Library Launch Sunshine Week

Open The Government will host a live interactive webinar on former President Donald Trump’s presidential records and potential library on March 15 as part of  Sunshine Week, the nation-wide celebration   Read Full

March 11, 2021

Monumental HR1 Passage in House Expands Democracy Reform, Senate Must Follow Suit

OTG applauds the For the People Act and urges Senate to make it law The For the People Act (H.R. 1) is the boldest pro-democracy legislation passed since Watergate and   Read Full

March 5, 2021

OTG Coalition, Former Government Ethics Chief Calls on White House to Release Virtual Visitor Logs

Washington – Today, Open The Government led a coalition, including 13 transparency and ethics organizations, and Walter Michael Shaub Jr., the former director of the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, in   Read Full

February 12, 2021

Open The Government and Government Accountability Project Request Investigation into Illegal HHS Gag Orders

Washington – Earlier today, Open The Government and Government Accountability Project sent a letter to the Office of Special Counsel requesting an investigation into illegal gag orders issued by the   Read Full

February 2, 2021

OTG Urges NARA to Revise Proposed Changes to Electronic Records Management Regulations

Open The Government wrote a letter to the National Archives and Records Administration raising important questions about its proposed changes to its electronic records management regulations regarding standards for digitizing   Read Full

February 1, 2021

Biden’s Ethics Plan Earns First Victory for Accountability Reform Advocates

(Washington) —  By signing an executive order on ethics commitments for the executive branch on his first day in office, President Joe Biden demonstrated the importance of structural ethics reforms that   Read Full

January 22, 2021

Trump’s Attacks on Transparency & Accountability

Never Again

OTG releases a timeline of Donald Trump’s attacks on democracy. The former president has earned a spot in the history books as the most controversial, least transparent, and most divisive   Read Full

January 20, 2021

CLC Calls for Biden Administration To Restore Government Accountability Through Ethics Reforms

This blog post from our friends at Campaign Legal Center on Accountability 2021 was originally published here. By Delaney MarscoDecember 2, 2020 Campaign Legal Center (CLC) has joined a nonpartisan coalition,   Read Full

December 3, 2020

Congrats, President-Elect Biden! Now, Restore Accountability in the Federal Government

40 Advocacy Organizations & Experts Release Accountability 2021 Reform Agenda for Biden Administration — Open The Government today announced Accountability 2021, a robust agenda of actionable recommendations that president-elect Joe   Read Full

November 23, 2020