From NBC: WASHINGTON — The Justice Department used a secret subpoena to obtain two months of phone records for Associated Press reporters and editors without notifying the news organization, a senior department official tells NBC News, saying the step was necessary to avoid “a substantial threat to the integrity” of an ongoing leak investigation.
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From Politico: Federal courts are "far too deferential" to the executive branch's claims that information classified on national security grounds and shouldn't be released to the public, a prominent federal judge said Monday.
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From Thomas Clayburn, editor-at-large, Information Week:
In June 2007, I filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to learn more about the basis for Google's complaint that Microsoft's implementation of desktop search in Windows Vista violated the terms of its 2002 antitrust consent agreement.
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From eCreditDaily:
A prominent Washington law firm is suing to get bank regulators to reveal more details behind the failed Independent Foreclosure Review, which after about 18 months and $2 billion spent was mostly scuttled recently in favor of a $9.3 billion settlement.
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From U.S. News:
If you want to know what Georgia Tech University is doing to make their drones fly, you better have deep pockets. Georgia Tech is one of many public agencies that are asking for thousands of dollars in order to release document related to their research and testing of drones.
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From Fierce Government:
Freedom of Information Act fees and fee waivers are a persistent problem for agency FOIA offices and for requesters, according to Miriam Nisbet, director of the Office of Government Information Services at the National Archives and Records Administration.
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From American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU):
WASHINGTON – A federal appeals court ruled today that the Central Intelligence Agency cannot deny its “intelligence interest” in the targeted killing program and refuse to respond to Freedom of Information Act requests about the program while officials continue to make public statements about it.
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From Project On Government Oversight (POGO):
In celebration of Sunshine Week, a number of organizations released Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) reviews. These reviews, conducted by National Security Archives, the Center for Effective Government, Cause of Action, Associated Press, and OpenTheGovernment.org, indicate how agencies measure up when it comes to providing the public with information.
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