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August 21, 2013
The False Choice Between Security and Liberty
How do we maintain fundamental American rights of liberty and privacy while responding to the need to keep our country safe?
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Topics: Government Accountability
July 12, 2013
Secret Court Resists Releasing Surveillance Opinions
Transparency advocates have long called for the declassification of secret court opinions that have allowed broad domestic surveillance. A recent letter from the court responsible for approving surveillance requests casts doubt on the release of these opin
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Topics: Government Accountability, National Security, Open Government
June 26, 2013
Electronic Surveillance Law 101
The recent whistleblowing disclosures by Edward Snowden have revealed systemic mass domestic surveillance. The government has justified its programs on the grounds that they are both legal and overseen by the FISA Court. But what do the PATRIOT Act, FISA, and the FISA Court actually do?
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Topics: Government Accountability, National Security, Open Government
April 18, 2013
Obama Administration Grades Openness Performance on a Curve
POGO takes a look at the Administration's self-assessment of its first year in the global Open Government Partnership. Implementation of the National Action Plan led to some encouraging steps forward, though these steps were not as bold as hoped.
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Topics: Open Government
April 3, 2013
Friend of the Court: POGO Joins Fight for Sunshine
POGO recently joined in a “friend of the court” brief supporting the Electronic Frontier Foundation in its attempt to compel the government to release an Office of Legal Counsel memorandum and to stem the growth of a vast body of secret law.
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Topics: Open Government
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POGO's Scott Amey talks about the growing private intelligence industry that includes major federal contractor Booz Allen Hamilton, the former employer of Edward Snowden. Podcast with Joe Newman, Aimee Thomson, Jana Persky and Andre Francisco.
