In this episode, Truth in Accounting discusses transparency and accountability in government finances with Adam Andrzejewski, CEO and founder of Open the Books, and Sheila Weinberg, CEO and Founder of TIA. Moderated by former Director of Research, Bill Bergman. _______________________________ Subscribe to Truth in Accounting here: https://bit.ly/2uygGER The official Truth in Accounting YouTube channel is your primary destination for informative and entertaining videos on government finances. For more about Truth in Accounting's work, visit: https://www.truthinaccounting.org Follow Truth in Accounting here: Facebook: https://facebook.com/truthinaccounting Twitter: https://twitter.com/truthinacct Instagram: https://instagram.com/truthinacct LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/truth-in-accounting ------------ Adam Andrzejewski is the CEO/Founder of OpenTheBooks.com. Mission: “Every Dime, Online, In Real Time.” Last year we filed 40,000 FOIA requests and captured $6 trillion in government spending (2020). Harvard Law and the Columbia School of Journalism hosted my presentations on big data and forensic auditing. Work featured at The BBC, Good Morning America; ABC World News Tonight; USA Today; The Wall Street Journal; and The New York Times. My presentation to the Hillsdale College National Leadership seminar posted on YouTube has nearly 3 million views. Our 186 investigations published at Forbes have nearly 15 million views. Sheila Weinberg is the founder and CEO of Truth in Accounting. Since 2002 Ms. Weinberg has led Truth in Accounting's research initiatives. Because of her expertise in governmental budgeting and accounting, Ms. Weinberg has testified before the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), the Government Accounting Standards Board, and numerous state legislative hearings on matters of proper government accounting. Her commentary on the federal budget, Social Security, Medicare and other national issues has appeared repeatedly in numerous publications, including USA Today, the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal. She has been a guest on local and national television and radio shows, and is often engaged to speak on federal and state budget and accounting issues. Bill Bergman served as Truth in Accounting's Director of Research. He led question formation, idea development, and application of research initiatives. Bill teaches finance courses at Loyola University Chicago. He hasovern 30 years of financial market experience, including thirteen years as an economist and policy analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Bill earned an M.B.A. and an M.A. in public policy from the University of Chicago in 1990.