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OpenTheGovernment.org in the News - 2010
Issa joins senators in questioning FOIA exemptions for SEC
[The Hill: On the Money, August 16, 2010]
Advocates worry White House changes could hurt transparency
[NextGov, August 16, 2010]
AUDIO: Obama's Record on Government Secrecy
[WBEZ 91.5, July 29, 2010]
White House cites use of health data as example of its innovation initiative
[NextGov, July 22, 2010]
New Podcast: An Inside Look at Updated Evaluations of Agency Open Government Plans
[POGO Blog, July 23, 2010]
NASA, HHS, Justice get high marks for transparency
[Federal Times, July 23, 2010]
Federal Agencies Bolster Transparency Plans
[ProPublica, July 21, 2010]
Watchdog group charts open government winners and losers
[Federal Computer Week, July 20, 2010]
Activist Archivist: Open-government advocates sees the new National Archives chief as a breath of fresh air.
[National Journal, July 10, 2010 (subscription req'd)]
Open-gov reviews devalue social media
[Federal Computer Week, July 8, 2010]
Open government plans updated, criticized
[Federal Computer Week, July 1, 2010]
Commentary: Four differences between Twinkies and open-government plans
[Federal Computer Week: FCW Challenge, May 17, 2010]
Open government audit: agencies straddle the Mendoza line in meeting OGD goals
[FreeGovInfo, May 17, 2010]
Groups Urge Lawmakers to Ensure Public Access to Whistleblower Disclosures on Financial Fraud
[POGO Blog, May 11, 2010]
Gov 2.0 Week in Review
[O'Reilly Radar, May 7, 2010]
An open-source system for the VA is the next logical step
[NetworkWorld, May 7, 2010]
Open government plans mostly mediocre, says watchdog
[FierceGovIT, May 5, 2010]
Groups Thank SECDEF for Unclassified NPR, Stockpile Data
[Secrecy News, May 5, 2010; see also Size of Nuclear Stockpile to be Disclosed]
Agencies struggle to meet Obama's Open Government Directive
[ComputerWorld, May 4, 2010]
OMB Gets Low Marks On Transparency
[Information Week, May 4, 2010]
Audit: Agency Open Government Plans vary widely
[Federal News Radio, May 4, 2010]
Agencies' transparency plans need improvement, groups say
[Federal Computer Week, May 4, 2010]
NASA Ranks First in an Audit of Agency Open Government Plans
[The FOI Advocate, May 4, 2010]
Agency that initiated open gov process ranks near last in open gov study
[The Hill, May 3, 2010]
Are Federal Agencies Open? Audit Gives Mixed Grades
[ProPublica, May 3, 2010]
Even the 'worst' open government plans include open source
[NetworkWorld, May 3, 2010]
Group gives most open government plans mediocre marks
[NextGov, May 3, 2010]
Audit Reveals Wide Variation In Agency Open Government Plans
[National Coalition for History, May 3, 2010]
Next Slide, Please: Military's PowerPoint addiction could be a bad habit for archivists
[Columbia Journalism Review, April 26, 2010]
Was Lack Of Government Transparency A Factor In Mine Deaths?
[Huffington Post, April 14, 2010]
Response to agencies' openness plans largely positive
[Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, April 9, 2010]
How Are Federal Agencies Going to Help You Keep an Eye on Them?
[ProPublica, April 7, 2010]
Agencies release transparency roadmaps
[Federal Computer Week, April 7, 2010]
Agency Open Government Plans Due Today
[POGO Blog, April 7, 2010]
Open Government Day Arrives April 7
[OMB Watch: The Watcher, April 6, 2010]
OpenTheGovernment.org and AALL Host Successful Sunshine Week Webcast
[The AALL Washington E-Bulletin, March 31, 2010]
Open-government groups set to score agencies' transparency plans
[Federal Computer Week, April 2, 2010]
Grading Executive Transparency
[NextGov, April 2, 2010]
Agencies to unveil open government plans under president's directive
[NextGov, April 2, 2010]
Sunshine Week Wrap-up
[Office of Government Information Services, March 30, 2010]
What Open Government and Breakdancing have in common
[OhMyGov, March 29, 2010]
Agencies must be the engines behind sustained transparency push
[NextGov, March 19, 2010]
Let the Sun Shine In
[Sunlight Foundation Blog, March 19, 2010]
Obama Administration Transparency
[CSPAN Video Library, March 19, 2010]
Celebrate President Madison's Birthday with Sunshine Week!
[OMB Watch: Fine Print, March 15, 2010]
Obama's transparency efforts achieve mixed results
[News Media and the Law, Winter 2010]
National Security Archive announces Rosemary Award
[Washington Post: In the Loop, March 12, 2010]
View a webcast on openness in gov't March 19
[Independent (NJ), March 8, 2010]
Improvements Needed For High Value Datasets On Data.gov
[Sunlight Foundation Blog, February 4, 2010; see also Groups Offer Feedback on High Value Data Sets from the POGO Blog]
Start Planning for Sunshine Week
[Unredacted: National Security Archive, February 1, 2010]
OMB removes datasets from data.gov
[Free Government Information, January 28, 2010]
White House bars agencies from posting some statistics
[NextGov, January 27, 2010; see also Data go up, data come down from FOI FYI]
On Transparency, Obama Fails Big, Succeeds Small
[The Weekly Standard, January 14, 2010]
Data on Data.gov Disappears
[NextGov: TechInsider, January 25, 2010]
Obama starts 'government transparency'
[POC: Philippine Online Chronicles, January 24, 2010]
Is Government Transparency Headed for a Detour?
[Cato@Liberty, January 15, 2010]
Barack Obama's pledge to bring transparency to the White House gets A for intention, but a lower grade for implementation
[The Daily Caller, January 13, 2010]
C-SPAN pledge comes back to haunt Obama
[Washington Examiner, January 7, 2010]
Secret Sharers
[ABA Journal, January 1, 2010]
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