Washington, D.C. (March 12, 2012) – Kenneth F. Bunting, executive director of the National Freedom of Information Coalition (NFOIC), is scheduled to appear before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary on the morning of Tuesday, March 13.
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Sunshine Week 2012 Events
Events around the country have been posted and we encourage you to not only add yours to the list, but also send photos, links, PDFs and other coverage. Federal, state and local lawmakers, as well as open government experts have contributed opinion columns on topics relevant to Sunshine Week. Editorial cartoons donated by the artists can be used by anyone for free in relation to their Sunshine Week coverage. Also posted is an infographic created by McClatchy-Tribune Graphics for anyone to use March 11-17.
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From Sunlight Foundation:
After a long wait, the White House is today launching Ethics.gov (at Explore.data.gov/ethics ), fulfilling the President's campaign promise to create a single website for searches related to executive branch ethics and influence data.
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From OpenTheGovernment.org:
All too often government openness and national security are thought of as opposing national interests and values. In reality, though, openness and security are not always in contention.
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From Social Science Research Network:
It is now received wisdom that a properly functioning democracy requires transparency and accountability — information shared with the public that allows the public to know what its government is doing. It is equally uncontroversial to say that social media allows for an unprecedented amount of informal but structured dissemination and analysis of information.
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Read More… from Research Paper — “The Social Layer of Freedom of Information Law”
From Carahsoft:
Managing the vast quantities of information government entities need has become incredibly challenging. When the Freedom of Information Act was enacted in 1966, no one considered the vast quantity of information that would need to be accessed or the complexity of keeping private data private, while making public data accessible.
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Read More… from Register for Mar. 29th — “Leveraging Open Source Technologies for FOIA”
From Sunshine Review:
A very important component of open government involves collaboration between governments and citizens. The purpose of transparency is so that citizens can play their role in holding governments accountable. Also, because governments need to answer to citizens because they work to serve our interests, it is proper that they involve us in key decisions.
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From Bluegrass Institute:
The fight for government transparency in Kentucky never ends.
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