Norm Eisen, Special Counsel to the President for Ethics and Government Reform, and Aneesh Chopra, U.S. Chief Technology Office, talk about the first year's efforts to change Washington.
January 14, 2010 at 9:00 AM ET by Aneesh Chopra and Norm Eisen
Norm Eisen, special counsel to the President for ethics and government reform, talks about a new report card from a group of government reform organizations on our first year.
Norm Eisen, special counsel to the president for ethics and government reform, gives an update on the written authorization and waiver under the ethics rules to John Brennan to participate in the reviews of the attempted bombing of Northwest flight 253.
President Obama ordered earlier this year that in December the White House would -- for the first time in history -- begin posting White House visitor records as provided in our new voluntary disclosure policy. Today we are delivering on that commitment by posting more than 25,000 records created between Sept. 16 and Sept. 30.
President Obama ordered earlier this year that in December the White House would -- for the first time in history -- begin posting White House visitor records as provided in our new voluntary disclosure policy. Today we are delivering on that commitment by posting more than 25,000 records created between Sept. 16 and Sept. 30.
Norm Eisen, special counsel to the president for ethics and government reform, gives an update on a long-running dispute over the previous Administration's emails.
Tuesday's release of the Open Government Directive and the Progress Report on Open Government to the American People is another milestone in the Obama Administration's unprecedented efforts to foster transparency and accessibility, and a logical extension of the American ideal of openness in government.
December 9, 2009 at 3:16 PM ET by Norm Eisen, Beth Noveck
The Congressional Research Service has released a report concluding that President Obama’s historic reforms to the culture of lobbying in Washington have “already changed the relationship between lobbyists and covered executive branch officials.” We're pleased that CRS recognized a fact that is apparent every day to those of us who work in government: the president’s historic restrictions on lobbying are having a significant impact in making sure that the government serves the public interest and not special interests.
Continuing to honor its commitment to an unprecedented level of transparency in government, the Administration releases a new list of more than 1600 records of visits to the White House.
Norm Eisen, special counsel to the president for ethics and government reform, goes deeper into why the Administration is barring the appointment (and reappointment) of federally registered lobbyists to agency boards and commissions.
Norm Eisen, special counsel to the president for ethics and government reform, posts and responds to yet another letter from lobbyists complaining about the Administration's ban on lobbyists in agency advisory boards and commissions.
