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OpenTheGovernment.org in the News - 2008

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

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

House passes e-records bill
Federal Computer Week
7.11.08

FOIA: Federal Agencies Clear Out FOIA Backlogs During FY 2007, Justice Department Reports
BNA Daily Report for Executives (subscription required; no public link available)
7.2.08

House moves to cut back secrecy: Classification overuse targeted
Washington Times
6.26.08

Government's drowning in a sea of secrets
The Daily News (WA)
6.5.08

National Archives Reticent About Broadening Mission
CongressDaily (subscription required; no public link available)
6.2.08

Judge rules Corzine must release emails with ex
South Jersey News Online
5.31.08

They knew, and didn't do it anyway
Federal News Radio
5.22.08

President orders agencies to simplify data labeling
Federal Computer Week
5.19.08

Should NARA be the e-archiving cop?
Federal Computer Week
5.19.08

Some Heads are Gonna Roll (or Should)
Federal News Radio
5.15.08

Bill targets messy e-records
Federal Computer Week
5.5.08

Officials Question Cost, Scope Of E-Mail Storage Measure
CongressDaily
4.24.08

Pentagon FOIA Request Required Court Order
About.com
4.22.08

Dems Seek To Require Electronic Storage Of Agency E-Mail
CongressDailyAM, via GovernmentExecutive.com
4.17.08

House Bill Would Require Preservation Of E-mail Records at White House, Agencies
BNA Daily Report for Executives (subscription required; no public link available)
4.17.08

Preserving White House Emails... Eventually
The Consortium Report
4.16.08

Federal Records A Mess, CREW Study Says
The FOI Advocate
4.16.08

Panel would reform records storage
Federal Computer Week
4.16.08

Legislative Sunlight Catching On
Cox News Service
4.13.08

Nonprofit Sites Aim to Get Federal Data to Citizens
Washington Internet Daily (subscription required; no public link available)
3.20.08

Do you want to know a secret?
McAlester News-Capital (OK)
3.19.08

Sunshine Week Arrives
Hawaii Reporter
3.18.08

It's Sunshine Week: Do you know what your government is doing?
Crosscut (Seattle)
3.17.08

Sunshine Laws Protect Our Right To Know
Fort Smith Times Record (AR)
3.17.08

States fight to stop officials' e-mail from inspection
AP, via The Citizen (Auburn, NY)
3.17.08

Right to privacy shifts in digital age
AP via Nashua Telegraph
3.17.08

Shedding light on government
The Buffalo News (archived, subscription req'd for full text)
3.16.08

You're the watchdog
The Arizona Republic
3.16.08

Let's all work to keep government open
Nashua Telegraph
3.16.08

States fight to keep officials' e-mail from open-records inspection
International Herald Tribune
3.16.08

State Governments Resist "Sunshine Laws"
AP via Seattle Times
3.16.08

Sunshine Week
Secrecy News
3.11.08

FOI Day Event Features Baker and Leonard
Reuters
3.7.08

The secret is out: Drive to declassify federal documents failing miserably
The Daily News (WA)
2.25.08

Looking at candidates' records on open government
Dallas Morning News
2.18.08

FU, FOIA
Chicago Reader
2.14.08

Editorial: A presidential end run
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
2.8.08

Bush seeks to reverse open records move
Ocala Star-Banner
2.6.08

Bush eliminates FOIA ombudsman
Cox Washington: The Secrecy File
2.4.08

Senators say White House plans to eliminate special FOIA office
Government Executive.com
1.25.08



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