Opinion from Lawfare Blog:
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Tag: open government
Open government reboot focuses on APIs instead of data
FBI sends agent to check up on FOIA request
From Truthout.org:
My FOIA request was filed in May 2011. The FBI sent me a letter saying they were processing my request. Then, last August, the bureau sent out a special agent from the FBI's Tampa field office to speak with Hesham about my FOIA.
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NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for May 25, 2012
A few national and state FOIA and open government news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier in the week:
ACLU sues DOJ for digital surveillance data
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Public officials often wrongly bury public records out of public view
From Tracy Warner, editorial page editor, The Journal Gazette:
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Why Employees Are The Missing Link for Successful Open Government
From Gartner:
Open government initiatives are either aimed at providing greater transparency, usually as a reaction to an accusation or perception of excessive secrecy, or at engaging citizens in specific problem solution as well as service delivery. It is probably fair to say that the US federal initiatives are closer to the former, while UK initiatives are closer to the latter.
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TSA Reveals Passenger Complaints … Four Years Later
From ProPublica:
From intrusive pat-downs to body scans to perceived profiling, the Transportation Security Administration always seems to be the target of complaints.
Here's another one: It took the TSA almost four years to tell me what people complained about — in 2008.
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Fewer State Reports, But More Open Data
From Fox and Hounds Daily:
Gov. Jerry Brown missed an opportunity when he announced that he was eliminating hundreds of state reports – and seeking to eliminate hundreds more.
Brown was trying to convey that the state was buckling down and eliminating waste. But frugality was the only message. He should have paired that move with a call for more engagement – and openness.
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Council meeting was an exercise in open government
From Hickory Daily Record:
The Hickory City Council meeting on Tuesday was an exercise in open government. A Hickory resident took advantage of a statement on the agenda to force discussion on an issue, and the state’s open records law was illuminated for all to hear.
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Parents Rebuke School Board Over Recent Closed Meetings
From Oswego Patch:
The Oswego School District 308 Board heard from upset parents Thursday night over what some say are recent violations of the Illinois Open Meetings Act.
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