From Columbia Journalism Review:
Since President Obama came to the White House in 2009, federal regulatory and science agencies have taken measurable steps—on paper, at least—toward improving their relationships with the press, according to an analysis by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).
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From Columbia Journalism Review:
Since President Obama came to the White House in 2009, federal regulatory and science agencies have taken measurable steps—on paper, at least—toward improving their relationships with the press, according to an analysis by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).
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Read More… from Some progress – on paper at least – for open government under Obama
From Naples News:
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government, led by the Pentagon and CIA, censored files that the public requested last year under the Freedom of Information Act more often than at any time since President Barack Obama took office, according to a new analysis by The Associated Press. The government frequently cited national security as the reason.
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Read More… from Sunshine Week: U.S. citing security to censor more public records
WASHINGTON – It began, as politics often does, with a promise.
“My administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in government,” President Obama said shortly after his inauguration four years ago.
That was then. How about now?
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Read More… from Sunshine Week: Obama has mixed record on open government
From Huffingtonpost:
Until last week, the Obama administration's official position was that it had never technically acknowledged the existence of a memo from the Office of Legal Counsel laying out the legal framework for the targeted killing of an American citizen.
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Read More… from Obama drones memo disclosure could change FOIA cases
From ProPublica:
After eight years of tightened access to government records under the Bush administration, open-government advocates were hopeful when Barack Obama promised greater transparency.
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From NBC:
A confidential Justice Department memo concludes that the U.S. government can order the killing of American citizens if they are believed to be “senior operational leaders” of al-Qaida or “an associated force” — even if there is no intelligence indicating they are engaged in an active plot to attack the U.S.
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Read More… from DOJ memo reveals legal case for drone strikes on Americans
