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About Open Cabinet
An accountability tool that parses executive branch financial disclosure data into searchable, sortable and visual formats — tracking stock trades and potential conflicts of interest.
For data sourcing and pipeline details, see the methodology.
About the developer
Built by Trevor Brown, investigative data journalist turned web developer. 15 years of political reporting, most recently six years covering elections, dark money, financial disclosures and government accountability at Oklahoma Watch. This project bridges both worlds — journalism instinct driving a developer tool.
What this site covers
Open Cabinet shows individual-security trades disclosed via OGE Form 278-T — the periodic transaction reports senior officials must file within 30 to 45 days of a trade. It does not show every financial move an official makes. It does not show holdings inside diversified mutual funds, exempt trust assets, real estate, private equity not actively traded, or anything that falls below the statutory $1,000 reporting threshold. Entry-disclosure holdings (Nominee 278) are being added next; annual reports (278e) follow in May. See the methodology for details.
Other projects
Open Cabinet is one of three accountability tools built to make federal government records easier to navigate.
- Capitol Releases — A searchable archive of every press release published by all 100 U.S. senators’ offices, normalized and updated four times a day.
- Delegation Decoded — Congressional accountability tracking organized by state delegation: stock trades, legislation, committee assignments and campaign finance for all 538 members.
Related resources
- ProPublica: Trump Team Financial Disclosures — Searchable access to raw disclosure documents for 1,500+ appointees.
- OpenSecrets: Executive Branch — Financial connections between officials and the industries they regulate.
- OGE Public Disclosure Portal — The primary source for all data on this site.
Open source
Open Cabinet is open source under the MIT License. The code, data pipeline and research are available on GitHub. Found a bug or data error? Open an issue or email trevorbrown.web@gmail.com.
Report an issue
Found a data error, missing official or bug? We review every submission. Your feedback helps keep this tool accurate.
This tool is for informational and journalism purposes only. Nothing here constitutes investment advice. Asset values and transaction amounts are reported in ranges as required by federal law. This database may not include all executive branch filers. Data sourced from the U.S. Office of Government Ethics under the Ethics in Government Act (5 U.S.C. Section 13107). Federal government documents carry no copyright (17 U.S.C. Section 105).