News Highlights

Editorial: Debating From the Domestic Front
[New York Times, 7.23.08]

U.S. Rushes to Change Workplace Toxin Rules
[Washington Post, 7.23.08]

Panels Compete For Bragging Rights To Classification Bills
[Congress Daily AM via Government Executive, 7.23.08 ]

Bills, lawsuits attempt to thwart private prisons' escape from FOIA
[Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, 7.22.08]

National security observers explain FISA ins and outs
[Government Executive, 7.21.08;see also Ketchup and Caviar's Understanding Recent Changes to FISA - A Visual Guide (Flowchart)]

Editorial: Looking beyond email
[Federal Computer Week, 7.21.08]

Intel Official Blasts NYT Disclosure of CIA Interrogator's Name
[Secrecy News, 7.21.08]

Mukasey Asks Congress to Write New Rules on Detainees
[Washington Post, 7.21.08]

Why Is It So Hard to Get Documents from the National Archives About the National Archives?
[History News Network, 7.21.08]

UK Commons report casts doubt on US denial of torture techniques
[Jurist, 7.20.08]

Opinion: Coleen Rowley and Ray McGovern: "Justifying" Torture: Two Big Lies
[Common Dreams, 7.19.08]

Bill Would End FOIA Shield for Smithsonian: Sen. Grassley Says Goal Is Greater Openness
[Washington Post, 7.19.08]

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Of Interest

NEWS: NARA joins World Digital Library project
[Federal Computer Week, July 23, 2008]

REPORTS:Information Sharing: Definition of the Results to Be Achieved in Terrorism-Related Information Sharing Is Needed to Guide Implementation and Assess Progress
[Government Accountability Office, July 23, 2008; see also, GAO: Information sharing lacks definition, Federal Computer Week, July 23, 2008]

NEWS: A New (and Unlikely) Tell-All
[New York Times, July 22, 2008]

NEWS: Group honors GSA's IG, other whistleblowers
[Federal Computer Week, July 21, 2008]

ANALYSIS: Protecting "Critical Program Information" Within DoD
[Secrecy News, July 21, 2008]

NEWS: The Youth Free Expression Network announces judges for its 5th Annual Film Contest: "My Vote For Free Speech!"
[National Coalition Against Censorship, July 20, 2008]

NEWS: Why vote on Tuesdays? Rep. Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) has proposed casting ballots on weekends to facilitate voter turnout.
[Los Angeles Times, July 20, 2008]

RESOURCES: Sunshine Week Open Government Letters
[Publishaletter.com, July 20, 2008]

NEWS:EPA Agrees to Reopen Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City and HQ Libraries
[beSpacific, July 19, 2008]
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