Daniel Schuman is an American lawyer, technologist, and government transparency advocate serving CEO of the American Governance Institute.[1][2][3] He is an expert on good government policies in the legislative branch of the United States.[3] He was instrumental in the push to ensure public disclosure of CRS Reports, running a website called EveryCRSReport, which publishes all reports authored by the Congressional Research Service.[4][5]
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| Education | Emory University (BA, JD) |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, Policy Advocate |
| Employer | American Governance Institute |
| Notable work | Every CRS Report First Branch Forecase OpenGov Jobs List |
Schuman has worked at Sunlight Foundation, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, Demand Progress, and POPVox Foundation.[6][7] He runs the OpenGov Jobs listserv for transparency-focused positions,[8] and was formerly a fellow with CodeX: the Stanford Center for Legal Informatics.[9]
Schuman regularly testifies in front of the United States Congress as a transparency advocate.[10][11][12] He "successfully lobbied for the creation of the Office of the Whistleblower Ombuds," an office in the House of Representatives dedicated to working with whistleblowers."[3][13]
In 2024, Schuman founded a new nonprofit, the American Governance Institute, focused on improving processes and outcomes in the United States Congress.[3] He also writes and edits First Branch Forecast, a weekly email newsletter focused on government accountability.[14][15]
References
edit- ^ "2012 Law Via the Internet Conference". Cornell University Law Via the Internet Conference. Retrieved 2019-02-01.
- ^ "Congressional Data Coalition | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
- ^ a b c d Papp, Justin (2024-07-30). "Daniel Schuman wants Congress to have nice things (like transparency)". Roll Call. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
- ^ SHUCHA, Bonnie (2016-10-26). "New Site Aims to Make Every CRS Report Publicly Available Online | WisBlawg". University of Wisconsin Law School Law Library. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
- ^ Howard, Alex (2016-10-19). "EveryCRSReport.com makes taxpayer-funded research freely available to the public". Sunlight Foundation. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
- ^ "Video: "Communications Forum: Civic Media and the Law"". MIT Comparative Media Studies/Writing. 2010-11-17. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
- ^ Hochmuth, Colby (2013). "Top 25 most influential people under 40 in gov and tech". www.fedscoop.com. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
- ^ Schuman, Daniel (2016-05-16). "How to Give Your Job Announcements Legs". Daniel Schuman. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
- ^ Stanford Law School. "People". Stanford Law School. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
- ^ Schuman, Daniel (April 2018). "Testimony Before the House of Representatives Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-09-30. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
- ^ "The Legal Information Institute Publishes Enhanced Constitution Annotated". blog.law.cornell.edu. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
- ^ "Congressional Salaries, Jan 6 2013 | Video | C-SPAN.org". www.c-span.org. Retrieved 2019-02-02.
- ^ "Office of the Whistleblower Ombuds | Coaching the House on Best Practices". whistleblower.house.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
- ^ "Daniel Schuman Biography" (PDF). House Appropriations Committee - 118th Congress. 2024-08-30. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
- ^ "Daniel Schuman". American Governance Institute. 2024-07-07. Retrieved 2024-08-31.
External links
edit- Appearances on C-SPAN
- Schuman's articles on Slate.com
- Schuman's articles on JustSecurity
- Schuman's blogs on the Sunlight Foundation Blog
