News Highlights
Push and Pull
[Government Executive, August 24, 2010]
Defense official discloses cyberattack
[Washington Post, August 25, 2010]
Bloomberg notches win in Fed FOIA fight
[Politico: Under the Radar, August 23, 2010]
Senators ask Marshals Service why it stores images of full-body scans
[NextGov, August 20, 2010]
Markey Says Report That Most Oil Is Gone Has Led To 'False Confidence'
[Huffington Post, August 19, 2010]
Disappearing Act: Senate Passes Intel Authorization Bill Bereft of GAO Oversight Provision
[POGO Blog, August 17, 2010]
Under desk, CIA found video of 9/11 plotter being interrogated in secret prison
[AP via Los Angeles Times, August 17, 2010]
U.S. schools chief endorses release of teacher data
[Los Angeles Times, August 16, 2010]
Advocates worry White House changes could hurt transparency
[NextGov, August 16, 2010]
Wikileaks: Giving Leaks a Bad Name
[Secrecy News, August 16, 2010]
FDIC, SEC Announce Open-Door Rulemaking For Wall Street Reform Law
[BLT: Blog of the Legal Times, August 13, 2010]
Pentagon to release names, roles of 'senior mentors'
[USA Today, August 13, 2010]
White House issues second-quarter report card for agency open-gov plans
[Federal Computer Week, August 13, 2010; see also the WH announcement]
Stealth Disclosure
[Dirt Diggers Digest , August 14, 2010]
Government faces a data deluge
[GovExec.com, August 13, 2010]
Freedom of Information Act exemption for SEC stirs protests
[Politico, August 11, 2010]
USF says government tried to squelch their oil plume findings
[St. Petersburg Times, August 10, 2010]
Plaintiff who challenged FBI's national security letters reveals concerns
[Washington Post, August 10, 2010]
Guantanamo detainee Ibrahim al-Qosi's plea agreement is kept secret
[Washington Post, August 10, 2010]
Rep. Issa Challenges SEC on FOIA Exemptions
[POGO Blog, August 9, 2010]
Commentary: Contract fraud? CIA abuses? Financial crisis? Congress used to investigate.
[Washington Post, August 8, 2010]
Bauer to assume ethics, transparency responsibilities
[Washington Post: Federal Eye, August 6, 2010]
Secrecy bested by point, click
[Federal Computer Week, August 6, 2010]
US Accounting Board Wants Sarbanes-Oxley Change On Public Hearings
[Dow Jones via FOX Business, August 5, 2010]
Feds Giving Spill Data to BP - But Public Stays in Dark
[Mother Jones, August 5, 2010]
Editorial: SEC secrets
[Chicago Tribune, August 4, 2010]
Frank sets hearing on SEC FOIA flap
[Politico: Under the Radar, August 4, 2010]
5 Reasons Why Congress Needs to Tackle the SEC Secrecy Measure Buried in the Financial Reform Bill
[POGO Blog, August 3, 2010]
Declassification of Historical Congressional Records
[Sunlight Foundation Blog, August 2, 2010]
SEC tells Congress new law doesn't block FOIA
[Washington Post: Market Cop, July 30, 2010]
Obama's Surveillance Power Grab
[The Amrican Prospect, July 29, 2010; see also the NYT editorial, Breaking a Promise on Surveillance]
Opinion: Why the Intelligence Community Needs GAO Oversight
[Newsweek, July 29, 2010]
Did Congress Just Exempt the SEC from FOIA?
[POGO Blog, July 29, 2010]
Rethinking "Formerly Restricted Data"
[Secrecy News, July 29, 2010]
In D.C., digital transparency has grown messier
[CNET News, July 29, 2010]
White House proposal would ease FBI access to records of Internet activity
[Washington Post, July 29, 2010]
S.E.C. Said to See New Limits on Its Disclosures
[New York Times: Dealbook, July 28, 2010]
Exclusive: Google, CIA Invest in 'Future' of Web Monitoring
[Wired: Danger Room, July 28, 2010]
The end of secret holds
[Sunlight Foundation Blog, July 28, 2010]
Afghan war documents point to overuse of government secrecy
[Los Angeles Times, July 28, 2010]
My War, WikiLeaked: Why the Public (and the Military) Can't Count on Those Battle Logs
[Wired: Danger Room, July 28, 2010]
Can the Secrecy System Be Fixed?
[Secrecy News, July 28, 2010]
House passes advisory-panel sunshine bill
[Politico: Under the Radar, July 27, 2010]
Setting the Standard for Government Transparency: the Openness Floor
[POGO Blog, July 27, 2010]
ACLU affiliates want FBI to disclose data
[Boston Globe, July 27, 2010]
Key omission in memo to destroy CIA terror tapes
[Associated Press, July 26, 2010]
Pentagon can't account for $8.7 billion in Iraqi funds
[Los Angeles Times, July 26, 2010]
White House decries WikiLeaks' release of Afghan war documents
[Los Angeles Times, July 26, 2010]
Plugging the Leaks
[Washingtonian, July 26, 2010]
Federal Register relaunching Web site to make it easier to navigate
[Washington Post, July 26, 2010]
Web 2.0 risks and rewards for federal agencies
[O'Reilly Radar, July 23, 2010]
Opinion: Where Obama, Bush agree: The president's record on transparency is as dismal as that of his predecessor
[Philadelphia Enquirer, July 22, 2010]
Judge rejects ACLU's request for information on detainees
[Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, July 20, 2010]
Editorial: The overgrowth of intelligence programs since Sept. 11
[Washington Post, July 22, 2010]
A political filter for info requests
[AP via Google News, July 21, 2010]
In Financial Regulation Bill, Increased Transparency for Loan Mod Program
[ProPublica, July 21, 2010]
Clapper: Military Intel Budget to be Disclosed
[Secrecy News, July 21, 2010; see also Seeking Structural Reform of the Intel Budget]
Clapper Embraces GAO Intel Oversight, SSCI Doesn't
[Secrecy News, July 21, 2010]
The secrets next door
[Washington Post: Top Secret America, July 20, 2010]
What were the "certain data points" which The Post eliminated from “Top Secret America?”
[National Security Archive: Unredacted, July 20, 2010]
Top Secret America: National Security Inc.
[Washington Post, July 20, 2010]
Bringing government up to data
[Politico, July 20, 2010]
Panelists: Push for transparency must come from the top
[Government Executive, July 19, 2010]
Top Secret America: A hidden world, growing beyond control
[Washington Post, July 19, 2010]
Whistleblowers Want Tough Sentence for Scott Bloch
[BLT - Blog of LegalTimes, July 19, 2010]
Pentagon reworks disclosure rule for 'senior mentors'
[USA Today, July 18, 2010]
Minerals Management Service's replacement still has no website
[NextGov, July 16, 2010]
Obama's record on open government: some progress, some drifting from goals
[MinnPost.com, July 15, 2010]
Federal IT Dashboard Goes Mobile
[Information Week, July 15, 2010]
Obama pushes to expand NASA's public contests
[NextGov, July 15, 2010]
Spill prompts NOAA to define its data management architecture
[Federal Computer Week, July 15, 2010]
Defense mandates disclosure of contract bundling
[Government Executive, July 14, 2010]
The motive behind whistle-blower prosecutions
[Glenn Greenwald, July 14, 2010]
Former NSA executive Thomas A. Drake may pay high price for media leak
[Washington Post, July 14, 2010]
Avandia case highlights need for FDA transparency
[Sunlight Foundation Blog, July 13, 2010]
Judge orders release of Gitmo photos
[Politico, July 12, 2010]
Journo vs. Pentagon in Gitmo Stand-Off; Banned for Revealing Public Name
[Wired: Danger Room, July 12, 2010]
National Archives To Unveil New Federal Register 2.0 Web Site to Mark 75th Anniversary
[National Archives and Records Administration, July 12, 2010]
Administration requires subcontractor reporting
[Government Executive, July 9, 2010]
White House officially hands cyber oversight to DHS
[NextGov, July 9, 2010]
Transparency is Your Friend
[NextGov: Tech Insider, July 8, 2010]
NSA to Spy on Critical Infrastructure, Says WSJ
[Wired - Threat Level, July 8, 2010; see also Reuters, July 8, 2010]
Loophole May Have Aided Theft of Classified Data
[New York Times, July 8, 2010]
White House considers clearer instructions for spending reports
[NextGov, July 6, 2010]
PCAOB Constitutional But Still Not Subject to the FOIA
[The FOIA blog, July 6, 2010]
D.C. Circuit Addresses Attorneys' Fees Under OPEN Government Act
[BLT: Blog of the Legal Times, July 6, 2010]
UK names judge to lead inquiry into torture claims
[AP via Google News, July 6, 2010]
Government Mulls Making Debt Collection Rules Secret
[US News and World Report, July 5, 2010]
DOJ Fights to Keep Info Secret in Torture Memo Report
[BLT: Blog of the Legal Times, July 2, 2010]
News firms: Ban on Guantanamo reporters is illegal
[Miami Herald, July 3, 2010]
Senate nixes data transparency provision in financial overhaul
[NextGov, July 1, 2010]
A Glimpse of the 2010 NRO Budget Request (Redacted)
[Secrecy News, July 1, 2010]
The potential of Healthcare.gov
[O'Reilly Radar, July 1, 2010; see also Announcing HealthCare.gov]
ACLU mounts first legal challenge to no-fly list
[Washington Post, June 30, 2010]
ACLU Study Highlights U.S. Surveillance Society
[Wired:Threat Level , June 30, 2010]
One Last Chance to Improve Financial Transparency
[POGO Blog, June 29, 2010]
Lack of Transparency in Oil and Gas Oversight Still a Major Problem
[OMB Watch: Fine Print, June 29, 2010]
Kagan's Impact on Transparency Difficult to Predict
[OMB Watch: Fine Print, June 29, 2010]
The Coffee Lobby
[Columbia Journalism Review, June 28, 2010; see also Starbucksgate: Obama's Lobbyist/Email Scandal]
9 Years In, U.S. Finally Tries to Get a Grip on Warzone Contractors
[Wired: Danger Room, June 28, 2010]
High court rejects effort to keep names of petition signers secret
[National Law Journal, June 28, 2010]
Classification Actions May Get "External" Review
[Secrecy News, June 25, 2010]
Secrecy Costs Continued to Rise in 2009
[Secrecy News, June 25, 2010; see also the report]
Pelosi Faces Off with Obama on CIA Oversight
[Time, June 25, 2010]
FBI says finding source of intelligence leaks hurt by scant referral-agency data
[Washington Post, June 25, 2010]
Public Skeptical Of Government Transparency Plans
[Information Week, June 24, 2010]
House Approves Legislation That Mandates the Disclosure of Political Spending
[New York Times, June 24, 2010]
Government delayed measuring rate of oil flow for five weeks
[NextGov, June 23, 2010]
Enviros urge oil judge to reveal investments
[Politico: Under the Radar, June 23, 2010]
ACLU: FBI used 'dragnet'-style warrantless cell tracking
[Cnet: Privacy Inc, June 22, 2010]
Cases of WikiLeaks and other leaks: Worth prosecuting?
[Christian Science Monitor, June 21, 2010]
Kagan sought secrecy in 4 of 5 open gov't cases
[AP via Google News, June 22, 2010]
Can Senate end secret holds?
[Politico, June 21, 2010]
Government still confused how to manage e-documents as records
[NextGov, June 18, 2010]
Data.gov's next big thing: Mashing up federal stats with maps
Officers to get guidelines for open-source intell Congress Wins Expanded Oversight of Intelligence Community GSA to move e-mail to the cloud A Disaster, Privately Managed US Officials Assess Iraq Documents Leak Obama Takes a Hard Line Against Leaks to Press NARA seeks feedback on declassification priorities What Crisis Panel Faces in Its Fight With Goldman Gov't and BP Unresponsive on Requests for Data on Sick Cleanup Workers Who owns data in the cloud? The answer could get tricky. Exasperated members see obstruction at DoJ Obama seeks to reshape intel operations with choice of Clapper ODNI Budget Justification for 2008 Released (Redacted) Groups want agencies to post more advisory meetings on the Web Public Will Not See State Department Interim Report After All CIA goes 14 months without internal watchdog FOIA requests dropped in 2009 Goldman Sachs Subpoenaed By Financial Crisis Panel For Withholding Key Info Charges of Whitewashing Cloud Mine Safety Investigations New worries emerge about Internet monitoring U.S. 'secret war' expands globally as Special Operations forces take larger role Lawmakers question agencies' online contests and prizes ACLU Sues Government For Data On E-Spying Law Transparency in contracting remains opaque DoD Affirms Policy on Open Research A Look Back at Secrecy Reform OMB tells agencies to standardize electronic regulatory dockets Google Hosts Free Bulk Patent, Trademark Data GSA offers governmentwide platform for idea competitions A Look Back at Intelligence Reform House Approves GAO Role in Intelligence Oversight Posting all fed contracts online alarms contractors Only Transparency Can Permanently Fix the Mess at the MMS Senate Moves to Lift Veil of Secrecy from Contractor Integrity Database House to Consider GAO Audits of Intelligence Next GPO head must guide agency to the digital future War on whistle-blowers intensifies Judge gives leaker 20 months, but isn't sure why Product safety commission to use crowd sourcing New Appointments to Declassification Center, Board Transparency effort will not end with Data.gov makeover World Bank makes its data available online for free Estimated rate of oil spill no longer holds up Electronic Filing Provision included in DISCLOSE Act: A Win for Transparency D.C. Circuit Reveals Nature of Info That DOJ Wants Secret Does Candor Require Secrecy? A Critical Review Data warehouse gets a facelift for its one-year anniversary Public views agency websites as transparent, collaborative BP withholds oil spill facts -- and government lets it Bush White House failed to archive most e-mails for 21 days Pentagon to Tape Interrogations Guantanamo hearings aren't any more transparent, critics say Reform of "Secret Holds" Derailed in Senate U.S. Is Still Using Private Spy Ring, Despite Doubts Federal acquisition councils anticipate mandate to increase transparency Opening the Presidential Records Act White House deputy CTO Noveck on next steps for open government Editorial: Secret holds DOJ Seeks to Redact Transcript of Publicly Argued Gitmo Case Leahy Pushes Financial Reform Amendment to Protect Whistleblowers, Transparency Govt Can't Shut Down Charities Without a Warrant, Court Rules Senate Votes to Audit Fed Emergency Steps, Rejects Wider Probe Commentary: Rethink the state secrets privilege Consensus for Limits to Secrecy at the Fed
Disclosure of nuclear numbers reveals high accuracy of unauthorized tracking Senate's Public Online Information Act draws criticism Senate passes bill to improve government FOIA response The Need for Spped: As agencies rush to adopt the latest technology tools, they're leaving the traditional approach to information security behind. 'Open government' hides transition data EPA Said to Have Suppressed, Misclassified Records Treasury Ignores FOIA Despite Obama Open Government Initiative White House continues arguing visitor logs are exempt records Are Federal Agencies Open? Audit Gives Mixed Grades Controls on Unclassified Info Invoked to Evade FOIA NARA Assesses Federal Agency Records Management Compliance War court closed, shows 'secret' YouTube video U.S. Subpoenas Times Reporter Over Book on C.I.A. 'Whistle-blowers' aren't 'leakers' High court hears petitioner-privacy case Top court candidates differ on use of presidential power Many Americans surfing for hard facts about government Bush special counsel Bloch to plead guilty to withholding evidence from probe Fox Business Expands Suit Against Federal Reserve ACTA trade deal no longer secret; draft released Privacy Impact of Internet Security is Classified, NSA Says NSA stops collecting some data to resolve issue with court House bill would open up taxpayer-funded research DHS Says It Cannot Stop Private Posting of Sensitive Info Group challenging enhanced surveillance law faces uphill climb Lawmakers ask FBI director to end abuses over records Former NSA official allegedly leaked material to media C.I.A. Document Details Destruction of Tapes C.I.A. Document Details Destruction of Tapes Secrecy System Churned Along in 2009 Senate panel backs review of gov't FOIA delays Fed Shouldn't Reveal Crisis Loans, Banks Vow to Tell High Court Was Lack Of Government Transparency A Factor In Mine Deaths? Conyers Targets FBI General Counsel's Office Holder Urged To Implement Civil Liberties Protections What kind of investigation will the Obama administration Department of Labor conduct into the Massey Mine Disaster? Guantanamo habeas rulings made public Open Government Dashboard "Leading Practices" for Agency Open Government Plans GSA's quest for free contest app may be fruitless, some say US, EU Upbeat About Anti-Terror Data Deal DOJ Creating FOIA Dashboard New social media rules lauded, but advocates note cookie policy omission No-fly lawsuit could shed light on secretive classification process First Unclassified Nuclear Posture Review Released OMB issues transparency rules for federal spending Agencies Release Open Government Plans Rules clarified to enhance federal social media interactions Report criticizes archives on security Financial Crisis Inquiry Wrestles With Setbacks A hotbed of techie agents of government transparency Agencies to unveil open government plans under president's directive Court Ruling on Wiretap Is a Challenge for Obama Report: CIA deputy director covered up detainee's death Law school tries to get the public hooked on rule-making Judge: Feds illegally wiretapped Islamic charity Judge prods Holder in secrets case Is a National Dashboard for Open Data on the Horizon? Obama backs secrecy for Bush pardon denials Specter pushes for stronger federal privacy laws Wyden: Patriot Act Secrecy is "Intolerable" Editorial: Sunshine online FBI gives a glimpse of its most secret layer NY judge: CIA can keep secrets despite ACLU demand Court: Agency Tried to Release Too Much Info House kicks off caucus to push for open government laws Senator chides White House for ignoring existing transparency laws Investigation of destruction of CIA videotapes appears to be nearing end Federal CIOs Seek Direction On Open Government Second Circuit orders Federal Reserve to release lending data to media Agencies must be the engines behind sustained transparency push GAO: White House Erred on Intelligence Oversight Members of House hear testimony about FOIA progress Posting information online could preempt FOIA requests Agencies crafting transparency plans with a full suggestion inbox High Cost of Transparency Congress moves to make transparency initiatives permanent Obama weighs in on 'Sunshine Week' Records not so open with Obama A Sunshine Week Special: CIA Blacks Out Letter on Iraq War Claims that was Already Public Admin Threatens Veto Over GAO Role in Intel Oversight FOIA-request audit shows response to Obama transparency pledge is uneven Editorial: Obama promises openness, delivers a mixed bag AG Holder: DOJ 'On The Right Path' Toward Open Government As Sunshine Week Starts, Obama Officials Defend Openness Policies Audit blames OMB's lack of guidance for shoddy contracting data Bill Would Speed Up FOIA Responses Scripps Poll - Government Secrecy is as Strong as Ever National Security Archive announces Rosemary Award Industry sees promise in open government contests Army: FOIA Requesters Are "Not an Adversary" Agencies finding it hard to follow through on open government order Higher Corporate Spending on Election Ads Could Be All but Invisible Agencies Continue to Cling to Internal Files Even in the Face of Litigation No-Fly List Includes the Dead Sunstein touts WH record on transparency, accountability John Yoo's Email Fail After Christmas incident, no-fly list nearly doubled White House details how agencies should legally organize contests Gov't Wrongly Labels Some Stimulus Recipients 'Losers' Government attempts to keep torture case secret Why the White House Won't Release a Key Cyber Paper Patriot Act doesn't override confidentiality in Census, Justice Department says Editorial: Targeting Justice Department lawyers for work in terrorism cases is misdirected House minority leader seeks open debt panel meetings House votes to revise intelligence disclosure rules for president White House outlines secret cybersecurity plan Reverse FOIA Suit Falls Flat House Approves Two Secrecy Policy Measures Scholars look to increase research on open government Conyers Asks for the White House Side of Yoo and Philbin's Emails Obama extends Patriot Act provisions Inquiry sought into disappearance of e-mails in interrogations case Eric Holder stonewalls Congress on terror lawyers National Archives, Watchdog Demand DOJ Probe Destruction of John Yoo's Emails ACLU to Seek Explanation for Redactions in OPR Report With no modification and little debate, Democrats send Patriot Act extension to Obama White House says data mining to focus only on government files Bernanke Transparency Offer May Not Defuse Calls for Audits Web Dashboards: A Window Into Government Performance Democrats retreat on new privacy protections U.S. cites secret evidence in Mumbai attack case Office Of Technology Assessment Reboot Open Government Momentum Continues Many Gov't Agencies Still Missing Required Transparency Sites News organizations ask judge to unseal plea agreement in NYC subway bomb plot case Security expert: Obama order resembles controversial Bush-era data-mining tool Leaders and Laggards in Agency Open Government Webpages Panel: Obama's open government directive faces hurdles Secret AIG Document Shows Goldman Sachs Minted Most Toxic CDOs Destroying C.I.A. Tapes Wasn't Opposed, Memos Say Unredacting the OPR Report White House invites Tea Party members to challenge it on transparency issues Rights groups confirm CIA extraordinary rendition planes landed in Poland President Obama's strategy: Replace change with reform Moving Beyond "A Declassification System That Does Not Work" Some Belated Answers on Electronic Surveillance FOIA Facts: Why the Wait? NARA clarifies recordkeeping for the cloud EPA Web site paving the way to transparency Commentary: US public rightly sceptical of Obama's suggestion box Coming soon: Revamped spending Web site and more White House official advises on open-government plans Employees and the public are full of good ideas that agencies can tap White House archive rules could save its Twitter followers' messages Public Input on Open Government Solicited Human Rights Group Renews Appeal for Torture Memo Report Study links online transparency efforts, trust in government Dangerous caregivers not on list Editorial: Seven Paragraphs Despite Budgets, Some Newsrooms Persist in Costly Fight for Records Agencies find errors in Recovery Act spending reports Budget request addresses some open government costs Court Keeps White House Spy Docs Secret Secret British files reveal US abuse of detainee White House Names Open Government Leadership OPM OpenGov Site Launches; Beats Obama Deadline Jack Straw grilled on 'secret calls' to Colin Powell over Iraq Lawmakers race the clock to extend surveillance provisions OGD /Open Pages Come to Life Grading Agencies' High-Value Data Sets Intel. Community To Clarify How It Can Use Open Source Info About Americans Health Official Can't Guarantee Openness in Talks 2007 federal probe of Toyota complaints resolved nothing Patriot Act - Eight Years Later Pentagon's Black Budget Tops $56 Billion
Italy's secret service knew of CIA rendition: judge
Rendition victim appeals to US Supreme Court
Obama's transparency record appears cloudy The Case of the Missing Jobs Revisited New Teams Connect Dots of Terror Plots Courts, Congress Shun Addressing Legality of Warrantless Eavesdropping DOJ, Defense Lawyers Want Court Papers Sealed in Blackwater Case Congress must revamp campaign finance online reporting, watchdog says Obama Speaks Transparency, Practices Subterfuge White House looking to expand lobbying registration requirements Deep Secrecy Info released under Obama transparency order is of little value, critics say Our Transparency Tracker Notices New SEC 'Open' Page Obama calls for loan forgiveness for public service, transparency Coal Ash Industry Allowed to Edit EPA Reports Lawsuits increase despite White House transparency pledge, court records show Commission of Inquiry on Torture: A Road Not Taken SEC mulled national security status for AIG details Obama quietly continues to defend Bush's terror policies ACLU Sues for Release of "Torture Memo" Report NSA beats warrantless wiretap rap Interactive: Track Whether Agencies Are Following Through on President's Transparency Orders Government posting wealth of data to Internet One year in, resistance to open government memo lingers Eye Opener: One year of 'open government' Secret bill-writing on the rise FBI broke law for years in phone record searches Twitter and Government Transparency EDITORIAL: Classified material US cloaks case files involving civil rights Law to Curb Lobbying Sends It Underground Bagram Detainees Named by U.S. White House E-mail Archiving Plan Revealed Administration says Open Gov Directive on track ACLU Details Electronic Searches Database used to track contractor fraud poorly managed, filled with inaccuracies Supreme Court cites 'irreparable harm' in blocking Prop. 8 trial footage Tony Blair gave secret promise to George Bush over Iraq invasion Feds Convene at Open Government Workshop Event Stimulus data needs context so public can understand spending effects Lawmakers offer warning to OMB Prop. 8 trial video barred--for now Federal Judge Orders Release of Sealed Court Papers in Blackwater Case US court skeptical of Fed push for bailout secrecy Obama Takes New Route to Opposing Parts of Laws NRC looks for public input on open government Body scanners can store, send images, group says Years of Spotty Data-Sharing on Suspects Officials Hid Truth of Immigrant Deaths in Jail Analysis, not info sharing, blamed for intell failure Obama Details New Policies in Response to Terror Threat OPR Torture Report Still Under Review, Should Be Released "Soon" Senator Demands IP Treaty Details Lawmaker asks GAO to investigate gaps in terrorist watch lists FOIA Tip No. 7-The Glomar Response Airline Security: The Technical Task Of Connecting Dots U.S. lowers threshold for inclusion on no-fly lists Need to Know: A new mission for CIOs? WaPo: Unseal Blackwater hearings C-SPAN's Lamb to Congress: Open health care debate Ferriero takes on NARA's culture, modernization challenges Four U.S. agencies deficient in controlling stimulus reporting errors, auditors say Federal study finds lack of standards on sealed cases Report Card: Obama's marks at Transparency U. Opinion: A better no-fly list Pentagon plans to demolish its Afghan prison; lawyer says that's destroying torture evidence Use of potentially harmful chemicals kept secret under law New Executive Order Expected to Curb Secrecy
[NextGov, June 18, 2010; see also ]
[Federal Computer Week, June 18, 2010]
[The Atlantic, June 19, 2010]
[NextGov, June 15, 2010]
[New York Times, June 13, 2010]
[KVTU.com, June 13, 2010]
[New York Times, June 11, 2010; see also Correcting the record on the Drake Affair.]
[Federal Computer Week, June 11, 2010]
[New York Times, June 10, 2010]
[ProPublica, June 10, 2010]
[Federal Computer Week, June 9, 2010]
[The Hill, June 9, 2010]
[Washington Post, June 9, 2010]
[Secrecy News, June 8, 2010]
[NextGov, June 8, 2010]
[POGO Blog, June 8, 2010]
[AP via Yahoo News, June 8, 2010]
[Washington Post: Federal Eye, June 7, 2010]
[Huffington Post, June 7, 2010]
[Washington Independent, June 7, 2010]
[Federal Computer Week, June 4, 2010]
[Washington Post, June 4, 2010]
[NextGov, June 3, 2010]
[National Journal: Tech Daily Dose, June 3, 2010]
[Federal Computer Week, June 3, 2010]
[Secrecy News, June 3, 2010]
[Secrecy News, June 3, 2010]
[Federal Computer Week, June 2, 2010]
[Information Week, June 2, 2010]
[Federal Computer Week, June 1, 2010]
[Secrecy News, June 1, 2010]
[Secrecy News, June 1, 2010]
[Federal Times, May 30, 2010]
[Huffington Post, May 28, 2010]
[POGO blog, May 28, 2010]
[Secrecy News, May 27, 2010]
[Federal Computer Week, May 25, 2010]
[Salon, May 25, 2010]
[Politico: Under the Radar, May 25, 2010]
[NextGov, May 24, 2010]
[Secrecy News, May 24, 2010]
[NextGov, May 21, 2010]
[Federal Computer Week, May 21, 2010]
[Washington Post, May 21, 2010; see also EPA Posts Underwater Dispersant Monitoring Data]
[Sunlight Foundation Blog, May 20, 2010]
[BLT: Blog of the Legal Times, May 20, 2010]
[Secrecy News, May 20, 2010]
[NextGov, May 19, 2010]
[NextGov, May 19, 2010]
[McClatchy, May 18, 2010]
[NextGov, May 17, 2010]
[Wall Street Journal, May 17, 2010]
[Miami Herald, May 17, 2010]
[Secrecy News, May 17, 2010]
[New York Times, May 15, 2010]
[Government Executive, May 13, 2010]
[Columbia Journalism Review, May 13, 2010]
[O'Reilly Radar, May 13, 2010]
[Washington Post, May 10, 2010]
[BLT: Blog of the Legal Times, May 12, 2010]
[truthout, May 12, 2010]
[IPS, May 12, 2010]
[Bloomberg, May 12, 2010]
[Baltimore Sun, May 7, 2010]
[New York Times, May 9, 2010]
[AP via Washington Post, May 6, 2010]
[NextGov, May 6, 2010]
[Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, May 6, 2010]
[Government Executive, May 1, 2010]
[Washington Times, May 6, 2010]
[Secrecy News, May 5, 2010]
[TRAC, May 5, 2010]
[Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, May 4, 2010]
[ProPublica, May 3, 2010]
[Secrecy News, May 3, 2010]
[National Coalition for History, May 3, 2010]
[Miami Herald, May 1, 2010]
[New York Times, April 28, 2010; see also Washington Post , April 30, 2010]
[Modesto Bee, April 29, 2010]
[Washington Times, April 28, 2010]
[LA Times, April 28, 2010]
[Nextgov.com, April 27, 2010; see also the Pew Report]
[Washington Post, April 23, 2010]
[Fox Business News, April 20, 2010]
[Washington Post: Faster Forward, April 21, 2010]
[Secrecy News, April 21, 2010]
[Washington Post, April 19, 2010]
[The Hill: Hillicon Valley, April 19, 2010]
[Secrecy News, April 19, 2010]
[Washington Post, April 19, 2010]
[CongressDaily via Government Executive, April 16, 2010]
[Washington Post, April 16, 2010]
[Salon: Glenn Greenwald, April 15, 2010]
[New York Times, April 15, 2010]
[Secrecy News, April 15, 2010]
[AP via Google News, April 15, 2010]
[Bloomberg, April 14, 2010]
[Huffington Post, April 14, 2010]
[BLT: Blog of the Legal Times, April 14, 2010]
[National Journal: Tech Daily Dose, April 12, 2010]
[Charleston (WV) Gazette, April 12, 2010]
[Jurist, April 11, 2010]
[White House, April 9, 2010]
[NextGov, April 9, 2010]
[VOA News, April 9, 2010]
[FOIA Blog, April 9, 2010]
[NextGov, April 8, 2010]
[Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, April 8, 2010]
[Secrecy News, April 8, 2010]
[Federal Computer Week, April 7, 2010]
[National Journal: Tech Daily Dose, April 7, 2010]
[Washington Post, April 7, 2010]
[Politico, April 6, 2010]
[New York Times, April 5, 2010]
[Washington Post: @ play, April 4, 2010]
[NextGov, April 2, 2010]
[New York Times, April 1, 2010]
[Raw Story, April 1, 2010]
[NextGov, April 1, 2010]
[AP via Google News, March 31, 2010]
[Politico: Under the Radar, March 30, 2010]
[Government Technology, March 30, 2010]
[Politico: Under the Radar, March 29, 2010]
[AP via Google News, March 29, 2010]
[Secrecy News, March 29, 2010]
[Washington Post, March 28, 2010]
[Boston Globe, March 25, 2010]
[AP via Miami Herald, March 25, 2010]
[Secrecy News, March 25, 2010]
[nextgov, March 25, 2010] See also Rep. Quigley Introduces the Transparency in Government Act: You Helped Make it Happen [Sunlight Foundation Blog, March 25, 2010]
[NextGov, March 24, 2010]
[Washington Post, March 24, 2010]
[InformationWeek, March 23, 2010]
[Jurist, March 20, 2010]
[NextGov, March 19, 2010]
[Secrecy News, March 19, 2010]
[Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, March 19, 2010]
[Government Executive, March 18, 2010]
[Federal Computer Week, March 18, 2010]
[BLT: Blog of the Legal Times, March 18, 2010]
[NextGov, March 18, 2010; see also Group Pushes for More Gov't Documents to Go Online from PC World]
[Washington Post: Federal Eye, March 16, 2010]
[Yahoo News, March 16, 2010]
[Newsweek: Declassified, March 16, 2010]
[Secrecy News, March 16, 2010; see also White House threatens veto on intelligence activities bill from WaPo]
[Washington Post, March 15, 2010; see also the report]
[USA Today, March 15, 2010]
[BLT: Blog of the Legal Times, March 15, 2010]
[BLT: Blog of the Legal Times, March 15, 2010]
[NextGov, March 15, 2010]
[National Journal: Tech Daily Dose, March 15, 2010]
[Sunshine Week, March 14, 2010]
[Washington Post: In the Loop, March 12, 2010]
[NextGov, March 11, 2010]
[Secrecy News, March 11, 2010]
[Federal Times, March 10, 2010]
[ProPublica, March 10, 2010]
[Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, March 10, 2010]
[Wired: Threat Level, March 10, 2010]
[The Hill: Hillicon Valley, March 10, 2010]
[Mother Jones, March 10, 2010]
[USA Today, March 10, 2010]
[NextGov, March 9, 2010]
[ProPublica, March 8, 2010]
[The Guardian (UK), March 8, 2010]
[The Atlantic, March 5, 2010]
[Washington Post, March 5, 2010]
[Washington Post, March 5, 2010]
[CongressDaily via Government Executive, March 3, 2010]
[Washington Post, March 2, 2010]
[cnet News, March 2, 2010]
[FOIA Blog, February 28, 2010]
[Secrecy News, March 1, 2010]
[NextGov, March 1, 2010]
[Main Justice, March 1, 2010; see also Yoo: OPR Had 'Several Printouts Of My E-Mails' from Main Justice]
[Los Angeles Times, February 28, 2010]
[Washington Post, February 27, 2010; see also Justice Dept. Reveals More Missing E-Mail Files fron the NY Times]
[Washington Examiner, February 23, 2010]
[truthout, February 26, 2010; see also the OPR Report and earlier WaPo story]
[BLT: Blog of the Legal Times, February 25, 2010]
[The Raw Story, February 25, 2010]
[NextGov, February 25, 2010]
[Bloomberg, February 25, 2010]
[InformationWeek, February 24, 2010]
[AP via Washington Post, February 25, 2010]
[Reuters via WBFO, February 24, 2010]
[NextGov: Tech Insider, February 24, 2010; see also the letter]
[NextGov: Tech Insider, February 24, 2010]
[ProPublica, February 24, 2010]
[AP via Los Angeles Times, February 24, 2010]
[NextGov, February 24, 2010]
[OMB Watch, February 23, 2010]
[NextGov, February 23, 2010]
[Bloomberg, February 23, 2010]
[New York Times, February 22, 2010]
[Harper's Magazine, February 22, 2010]
[The Hill: Hillicon Valley, February 22, 2010]
[Jurist, February 22, 2010]
[Politico, February 22, 2010; see also A Transparency 'Victory' Lap? from CJR]
[Secrecy News, February 22, 2010]
[Secrecy News, February 22, 2010]
[LLRX.com, February 20, 2010]
[Federal Computer Week, February 19, 2010]
[NextGov, February 19, 2010]
[Irish Times, February 19, 2010]
[Government Executive, February 18, 2010]
[Federal Computer Week, February 18, 2010]
[NextGov, February 16, 2010]
[The Hill: Hillicon Valley, February 16, 2010]
[Secrecy News, February 16, 2010]
[Main Justice, February 16, 2010]
[NextGov, February 16, 2010]
[Los Angeles Times, February 15, 2010]
[New York Times, February 14, 2010]
[New York Times, February 14, 2010]
[Government Executive, February 11, 2010]
[NextGov, February 10, 2010]
[Wired: Threat Level, February 10, 2010]
[AFP via Google News, February 10, 2010]
[InformationWeek, February 8, 2010]
[ExecutiveGov, February 8, 2010]
[Times (UK), February 8, 2010]
[Government Executive, February 8, 2010]
[Sunlight Foundation Blog, February 7, 2010]
[CATO @ Liberty, February 5, 2010]
[The Atlantic, February 5, 2010; see also Minimization: A Term You Need To Know]
[New York Times, February 3, 2010]
[Washington Post, February 4, 2010]
[truthout, February 6, 2010]
[Wired: Danger Room, February 2, 2010]
[Reuters, February 1, 2010]
[AFP via Google News, February 1, 2010]
[Los Angeles Times, February 1, 2010]
[States for a Transparent and Accountable Recovery (STAR) Coalition Blog, February 1, 2010]
[New York Times, January 29, 2010]
[Wired: Threat Level, January 29, 2010]
[BLT: Blog of the Legal Times, January 29, 2010]
[Federal Computer Week, January 29, 2010]
[Wired: Threat Level, January 28, 2010]
[The Hill, January 28, 2010]
[Stanford Law Review, January 28, 2010]
[Washington Post, January 28, 2010]
[ProPublica, January 28, 2010]
[Government Executive, January 27, 2010]
[Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, January 27, 2010]
[Washington Post, January 26, 2010]
[Secrecy News, January 26, 2010]
[Reuters, January 24, 2010]
[McClatchy, January 22, 2010]
[BLT: Blog of the Legal Times, January 22, 2010]
[The Register (UK), January 22, 2010]
[ProPublica, January 21, 2010]
[AP via Yahoo News, January 21, 2010]
[NextGov, January 21, 2010]
[Washington Post: Federal Eye, January 21, 2010]
[AP via Washington Post, January 19, 2010]
[Washington Post, January 19, 2010]
[Government Technology, January 18, 2010]
[Washington Post, January 18, 2010]
[Boston Globe, January 18, 2010]
[New York Times, January 17, 2010]
[New York Times, January 16, 2010]
[National Security Archive, January 15, 2010]
[Columbia Journalism Review, January 14, 2010]
[National Journal: Tech Daily Dose, January 14, 2010]
[Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group, January 14, 2010]
[Los Angeles Times, January 14, 2010]
[The Times (UK), January 13, 2010]
[POGO Blog, January 13, 2010]
[NextGov, January 12, 2010]
[The Hill, January 12, 2010]
[Los Angeles Times, January 12, 2010]
[BLT: Blog of the Legal Times, January 11, 2010]
[Reuters, January 11, 2010]
[New York Times, January 8, 2010]
[Federal Computer Week, January 11, 2010]
[CNN, January 11, 2010]
[Wall Street Journal, January 10, 2010]
[New York Times, January 9, 2010]
[Federal Computer Week, January 8, 2010]
[New York Times, January 7, 2010]
[Truthout, January 7, 2010]
[Wired: Threat Level, January 7, 2010]
[Government Executive, January 7, 2010]
[Unredacted: National Security Archive, January 7, 2010]
[InformationWeek, January 7, 2010]
[CNN, January 6, 2010]
[Federal Computer Week, January 6, 2010]
[Politico, January 6, 2010]
[Politico, January 5, 2010]
[Federal Computer Week, January 5, 2010]
[Federal Computer Week, January 5, 2010]
[Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, January 5, 2010]
[Columbia Journalism Review, January 4, 2010]
[Washington Post, January 4, 2010]
[Washington Examiner, January 4, 2010]
[Washington Post, January 4, 2010]
[Secrecy News, January 4, 2010; see also The Dec 2009 Declass Deadline: What Didn't Happen]
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