Press — The White House

Is the White House Getting Cold Feet Over the DATA Act?

Facing an uncertain future in the Senate, the recently passed House version of the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act didn’t exactly get a ringing endorsement from the Obama administration. Read More ›

May 11, 2012 | Federal Agencies, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), The White House, Transparency, House Members, Darrell Issa

CREW Awaits White House Response to FEC Petition

Today, a broad coalition of civic groups led by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) announced the success of a petition drive aimed at forcing President Obama to reform the broken Federal Election Commission (FEC). Read More ›

February 9, 2012 | Federal Agencies, Federal Election Commission (FEC), The White House, Press Releases

Skip the National Prayer Breakfast

Our elected leaders’ attendance confers "The Family" a legitimacy it doesn't deserve. Read More ›

February 1, 2012 | C Street House, Ethics, The White House, Senate Members, James Inhofe , John Ensign, Rick Santorum

Glad You Mentioned the Problem of Money in Politics, Mr. President, But What About the FEC?

Americans are repulsed by all the money flowing into our electoral system and want to see our political leaders take action. Read More ›

January 25, 2012 | Campaign Finance Reform, Federal Agencies, Federal Election Commission (FEC), The White House, President Barack Obama

Tell President Obama to Fix the FEC!

Take action. Tell President Obama it’s time to stop sitting on the sidelines, stand up for democracy, and nominate new FEC commissioners today. Read More ›

January 12, 2012 | Federal Agencies, Federal Election Commission (FEC), The White House, Don McGahn

CREW Leads Petition Drive to Push President Obama to Fix the Federal Election Commission

The presidential primary season is in full swing, with millions of dollars pouring in to fund deceptive ads designed to mislead voters. Nevertheless, the agency charged with regulating campaign spending – the Federal Election Commission (FEC) – is a dysfunctional mess. Today, a broad coalition of civic organizations led by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) launched a petition drive through the White House’s “We the People” website to force President Obama to get off the sidelines and fix the FEC. The administration has promised an official response to any petition that receives 25,000 signatures within 30 days. Read More ›

January 12, 2012 | Campaign Finance Reform, Elections, Federal Agencies, Federal Election Commission (FEC), The White House, Press Releases, Don McGahn, President Barack Obama, Reforming the FEC

CREW and OpenTheGovernment.org Statement on Presidential Memo on Managing Government Records

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) and OpenTheGovernment.org applaud the President's Memo on Managing Government Records for taking critical steps towards instituting effective and efficient records management in the federal government. As past experiences demonstrated, failing to properly manage records, especially email, creates an unacceptable risk of losing valuable information that is necessary to understand the development of national policies and to hold officials accountable for their decisions. Read More ›

November 28, 2011 | Organizations, OpenTheGovernment.org, The White House, Transparency, Press Releases, Anne Weismann

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