WASHINGTON – Open the Government (OTG) and the Project on Government Oversight (POGO) applauded the release today of a report by the Homeland Security Administration’s Inspector General that critiqued the Trump Administration’s handling of its controversial travel ban that caused chaos and protests across the nation in January 2017. The release of the redacted report came […]
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Public interest groups: Agencies must notify public before stripping online government data
OpenTheGovernment.org and 68 other public interest groups published a letter demanding that the government issue advanced notice before removing information from government websites. The letter also reiterated the need to properly preserve and archive government websites before they are changed.
From the announcement:
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Openness groups tell HHS to uphold requesters’ rights & conform to the FOIA
New Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act being drafted in secret
Over the past year, the openness community has joined privacy and civil liberties groups in fighting the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA), legislation that undermines transparency and enhances surveillance while doing little to improve the government’s ability to combat cyber threats.
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A special sneak preview of OpenTheGovernment.org’s 2013 Secrecy Report
Open government groups demand answers on domestic spying program
In the following statement issued today, NFOIC and its allies in the OpenTheGovernment.org coalition expressed outrage and demanded more answers regarding the FISA-court authorized data mining of Verizon customers' phone records.
Please see the full statement and additional links below.
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Register for OpenTheGovernment.org’s Sunshine Week Event March 15
From OpenTheGovernment.org:
Sunshine Week 2013 will take place March 10th to 15th, throughout Washington, DC, and across the United States. On the morning of Friday, March 15th, OpenTheGovernment.org and the First Amendment Center will host a Sunshine Week celebration of National Freedom of Information Day at the Newseum in Washington, DC.
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A status report on FOIAonline
Open Government Partnership marks first anniversary
From Knoxville News Sentinel:
A year ago, President Obama and 46 other heads of state launched the Open Government Partnership, an initiative designed to increase transparency within governments around the world.
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Progress Report marks 1 Year anniversary of open government partnership US national plan
From OpenTheGovernment.org:
To mark the anniversary of the release of the Open Government Partnership US National Action Plan, OpenTheGovernment.org and a team of organizations released a progress report on the steps the Administration’s implementation of the report.
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