The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and its 11 fellow regional Federal Reserve banks released a common public records policy this week following pressure from Congress to be more transparent.
With a few clicks, Comptroller Thomas Shack can easily pull up information on the latest hires at the MBTA, the Department of Children and Families, or any other executive department. He can see an employee’s salary, their education, their years of relevant experience and even whether an elected official wrote them a letter of recommendation.
