http://www.theopenhouseproject.com Recommendations, Resources, and Reform Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:18:16 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/the-open-house-project-report/6-congressional-research-service/comment-page-1/#comment-35793 CRS Reports Should Be Publicly Available | The Open House Project Wed, 06 May 2009 20:02:13 +0000 http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/the-open-house-project-report/6-congressional-research-service/#comment-35793 [...] resources on efforts to make CRS reports publicly available. Sunlight Foundation released recommendations regarding CRS as part of its Open House [...] [...] resources on efforts to make CRS reports publicly available. Sunlight Foundation released recommendations regarding CRS as part of its Open House [...]

]]> http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/the-open-house-project-report/6-congressional-research-service/comment-page-1/#comment-6471 An update on locked-up / “owned” government information: In Honor of National Library Week « The Learned Fangirl Wed, 16 Apr 2008 06:06:07 +0000 http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/the-open-house-project-report/6-congressional-research-service/#comment-6471 [...] example of a private company locking up public domain materials created by a government agency, due to the value of those materials. For example, the OpenCRS project (and others) attempt to make [...] [...] example of a private company locking up public domain materials created by a government agency, due to the value of those materials. For example, the OpenCRS project (and others) attempt to make [...]

]]> http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/the-open-house-project-report/6-congressional-research-service/comment-page-1/#comment-5298 CRS Movement | The Open House Project Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:23:03 +0000 http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/the-open-house-project-report/6-congressional-research-service/#comment-5298 [...] Senator Lieberman, acting as Chair of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, has just put out a new press release, showing some progress on the Congressional Research Service report issue, and including a copy of his correspondence with Senator Feinstein: “Unfortunately, Congress and CRS’ policies have severely limited the public’s ability to read these unclassified reports,� Lieberman wrote. “As a result, there is uneven access among the public, with many companies now profiting from selling CRS reports to those who can afford to pay…. I believe the new system should provide constituents with tools similar to what Congressional staff has, with material presented by topic as well as the capability to search across all reports and issue briefs.� [...] [...] Senator Lieberman, acting as Chair of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, has just put out a new press release, showing some progress on the Congressional Research Service report issue, and including a copy of his correspondence with Senator Feinstein: “Unfortunately, Congress and CRS’ policies have severely limited the public’s ability to read these unclassified reports,� Lieberman wrote. “As a result, there is uneven access among the public, with many companies now profiting from selling CRS reports to those who can afford to pay…. I believe the new system should provide constituents with tools similar to what Congressional staff has, with material presented by topic as well as the capability to search across all reports and issue briefs.� [...]

]]> http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/the-open-house-project-report/6-congressional-research-service/comment-page-1/#comment-3076 New CRS Resolution Introduced in the Senate | The Open House Project Tue, 11 Dec 2007 22:34:45 +0000 http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/the-open-house-project-report/6-congressional-research-service/#comment-3076 [...] Among other items of discussion, Chairman Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) introduced a resolution with Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) to put CRS reports directly online as called for in the Open House Project report. [...] [...] Among other items of discussion, Chairman Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) introduced a resolution with Senator John McCain (R-AZ) and Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) to put CRS reports directly online as called for in the Open House Project report. [...]

]]> http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/the-open-house-project-report/6-congressional-research-service/comment-page-1/#comment-66 CRS: Incremental Exposure | The Open House Project Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:23:27 +0000 http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/the-open-house-project-report/6-congressional-research-service/#comment-66 [...] Up to this point, the recommendation in our report that is met with the most criticism and resistance is the chapter on CRS reports. [...] [...] Up to this point, the recommendation in our report that is met with the most criticism and resistance is the chapter on CRS reports. [...]

]]> http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/the-open-house-project-report/6-congressional-research-service/comment-page-1/#comment-49 CRS Offers Defense of Closed Policy | The Open House Project Tue, 15 May 2007 21:54:21 +0000 http://www.theopenhouseproject.com/the-open-house-project-report/6-congressional-research-service/#comment-49 [...] Steve Aftergood from the Federation of American Scientists has posted the latest explanation from Daniel Mulhollan of the Congressional Research Service (CRS) on why CRS leadership is concerned about efforts to have Congress publish their products (as recommended by The OpenHouseProject). [...] [...] Steve Aftergood from the Federation of American Scientists has posted the latest explanation from Daniel Mulhollan of the Congressional Research Service (CRS) on why CRS leadership is concerned about efforts to have Congress publish their products (as recommended by The OpenHouseProject). [...]

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