OpenTheGovernment.org In The News - 2009 Archive
OpenTheGovernment.org in the News - 2009
Government Secrets Can't Last Forever
[Sphere, December 31, 2009]
INSIDE WASHINGTON: An anti-whistleblower culture
[AP via Google News, December 21, 2009]
Will federal government become more open? Jury still out
[Janesville (WI) Gazette, December 12, 2009]
Will Federal Government Become More Open?
[North Country Gazette, December 10, 2009]
Open government initiative puts agencies on the clock
[Federal News Radio, December 9, 2009]
White House unveils open government directive
[CNET News, December 8, 2009]
Ability to access comments gathered by White House questioned
[NextGov, December 4, 2009]
Secret global trade talks spur civil libertarians' outrage at Obama
[Daily Finance, November 5, 2009]
Associated Press CEO urges Senate to increase government transparency
[Jurist, October 1, 2009]
W.H. collects Web users' data without notice
[Washington Times, September 16, 2009]
Secrecy Report Card Gives Modest Grades to Bush and Obama
[OMB Watch: Watcher, September 15, 2009]
FCC launches social media projects, but critic raps transparency shortcomings
[Federal Computer Week, September 11, 2009]
NARA digs out of digital avalanche
[Federal Computer Week, September 11, 2009]
'Report Card' Tracks Bush-Obama Secrecy Shifts
[CalAware Today, September 1, 2009]
Hayden Named to Public Interest Declass Board
[Secrecy News, September 10, 2009]
Obama only slightly more open than Bush thus far
[Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, September 9, 2009]
OpenTheGovernment.org releases the 2009 Secrecy Report Card
[beSpacific, September 9, 2009]
White House Tax Panel Stays Out Of Public Eye
[Dow Jones via NASDAQ, September 8, 2009]
OpenTheGovernment.org Crunches the Numbers on Government Secrecy
[POGO Blog, September 9, 2009]
Anti-secrecy groups unhappy with Obama
[Washington Times, September 9, 2009]
Obama and Openness: Better than Bush, but Improvement Needed
[AllGov, September 9, 2009]
OpentheGovernment.Org Secrecy Report Card 2009
[Criminal Law Library Blog, September 8, 2009]
Obama transparency record mixed
[The Hill, September 8, 2009]
Obama gets mixed grades on transparency
[Fierce Government IT, September 8, 2009]
Report: Government secrecy down slightly in 2008
[Federal Computer Week, September 8, 2009]
COMMENTARY (Bill Leonard): At Least We Don't Have a Headache Anymore
[Informed Consent, September 8, 2009]
Report gives Obama administration mixed review on secrecy practices
[NextGov, September 8, 2009]
US Government Slightly Less Secret
[Newsroom America, September 8, 2009]
Obama administration secrecy policies improved over predecessor: report
[Jurist, September 8, 2009]
Report Card Tracks the Ebb and Flow of Secrecy
[Secrecy News, September 8, 2009]
2009 Secrecy Report Card
[FOI Advocate, September 8, 2009]
Report Tracks Openness and Secrecy in Bush, Obama Administrations
[YubaNet.com, September 8, 2009]
Results Mixed On Bush, Obama Secrecy
[National Journal: Tech Daily Dose, September 8, 2009]
Report: Obama administration improves openness
[AP via Google News, September 8, 2009]
Administration Seeks to Keep Terror Watch-List Data Secret
[Washington Post, September 6, 2009]
Concern grows over emphasis on technology to push transparency
[NextGov, September 3, 2009]
Analysis: Pentagon talks openness, but shows little action
[Stars and Stripes, September 3, 2009]
Bids for Failed Banks: A State Secret?
[American Banker, August 24, 2009]
Recovery Act: Watching the Watchers
[IBM Center for the Business of Government Blog, August 12, 2009]
Transparency Groups Urge Obama To Involve Public In Executive Order Revisions
[Huffington Post, August 6, 2009]
Obama picks Ferriero to head NARA
[Federal Computer Week, July 29, 2009]
Two federal groups follow different paths to transparency
[NextGov, July 23, 2009]
DOJ seeks state secrets case rehearing
[Jurist, June 12, 2009]
NARA names FOIA overseer
[Federal Computer Week, June 11, 2009]
Critics Blast Obama Classification Review
[ABC News, June 3, 2009]
Obama's open government initiative thin on collaboration, critics say
[NextGov, May 29, 2009]
Obama's Not-So-Open Government
[Washington Post: White House Watch, May 28, 2009]
White House Rolls Out Web Site, Initiatives to Boost Transparency
[Washington Post, May 21, 2009]
NARA's preservation practices for e-records called 'fatally flawed'
[NextGov, May 21, 2009]
Capitol Hill hears Archives suggestions
[Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, May 21, 2009]
The White House Is Open to Your Suggestions on Openness
[ProPublica, May 21, 2009]
White House Opens Doors on Major Open Government Initiative
[techPresident, May 21, 2009]
Federal CTO will issue incomplete suggestions for open government
[NextGov, May 6, 2009]
White House plans to release plane flyover report, photo
[CNN, May 6, 2009]
Iowa governor to release e-mails sent from private computers
[AP via First Amendment Center, May 6, 2009]
Group Seeks Public Access to Congressional Research
[New York Times, May 4, 2009]
Senators want congressional research available to the public
[NextGov, May 1, 2009]
Column (Linda Campbell): Pressure Obama to deliver on transparency
[Miami Herald, April 29, 2009]
Barofsky's Bailout Bible
[Dirt Diggers Digest, April 22, 2009]
Keeping a Close Watch on the Bailout
[POGO Blog, April 20, 2009]
Obama reverses course on FOIA
[Federal Computer Week, April 17, 2009]
Report Identifies Government's Most-Wanted Information
[ARMA International: Washington Policy Brief, April 2009]
Report on Most Wanted Federal Documents Released
[Special Libraries Association: Public Policy Connections, March 25, 2009]
Report: Show Us the Data - Most Wanted Federal Documents
[beSpacific, March 24, 2009]
"World's Oldest Democracy": The Myth & The Reality, Part 4
[Dissident Voice, March 21, 2009]
Show Us The Data: Most Wanted Federal Documents
[Sunlight Foundation, March 20, 2009]
Hiding in Plain Sight: America's 10 Most Wanted Federal Documents
[eWeek, March 20, 2009]
Online Sunshine Week Event: Opening Doors: Finding the Keys to Open Government
[Free Government Information, March 18, 2009]
New tools help public gauge banks' health
[Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, March 18, 2009]
Sunshine Week '09 - It's Downright "Transparent"
[Public News Service, March 16, 2009]
EDITORIAL: Out Of The Shadows
[The Buffalo News, March 16, 2009]
Lieberman renews push for easier access to CRS reports
[Government Executive, March 5, 2009]
Opening the Files on Bush's Secrets
[The Nation, February 26, 2009]
Groups compile list of hard-to-access public records
[Congress Daily via Nextgov, February 17, 2009]
Help Choose the "Most Wanted Federal Documents"
[National Coalition for History, February 13, 2009]
AUDIO: Show Me the Data!
[Federal News Radio, February 11, 2009]
What government data do you want to see?
[Federal Computer Week, February 11, 2009]
What Gov't Docs Would You Like to See Published?
[ProPublica, February 12, 2009]
Holder orders DOJ review of US state secret assertions
[Jurist, February 9, 2009]
EDITORIAL: Public paying for secrecy
[Charlottesville Daily Progress, February 2, 2009]
Whistleblowers seek protection
[Washington Times, February 2, 2009]
Plotting a course to open government
[ars technica, February 1, 2009]
A Guide To Bailout Transparency Sites
[Columbia Journalism Review, January 30, 2009]
Obama Data Policies Draw Early Praise Amid Concern About Future Challenges
[BNA Daily Report for Executives, January 30, 2009; subscription req'd]
Treasury follows through on transparency promise
[Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, January 28, 2009]
Smithsonian Regents Approve Revised Document Disclosure Policy
[art daily, January 28, 2009; see also the policy]
EDITORIAL:
Pulling back the shroud of secrecy
[Lexington Herald-Leader, January 25, 2009]
EDITORIAL:
FYI: FOIA
[Tulsa World, January 25, 2009]
New FOIA rules raise agency expectations
[Federal News Radio, January 22, 2009]
Transparent Intentions
[Dirt Diggers Digest, January 22, 2009]
Obama to .gov agencies: More Internet openness
[CNET News, January 21, 2009]
Evidence From Database Errors Can Be Used In Court
[Information Week, January 15, 2009]
INSIDE WASHINGTON: Holder may reverse Bush secrecy
[AP via San Luis Obispo Tribune, January 14, 2009]
EDITORIAL:
Take the lead, President-elect Obama
[Pioneer Press, January 9, 2009]