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September 6, 2013
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September 3, 2013
House Committee Launches VA Accountability Website
In an effort to highlight some of the accountability and oversight issues at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), a House committee has launched a new page called VA Accountability Watch.
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Topics: Government Accountability
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
August 2, 2013
POGO and Allies Urge Improvements to Surveillance Law
POGO, OpenTheGovernment.org, and National Security Counselors have presented the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB) with a number of recommendations to create a more transparent and accountable national security apparatus.
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Topics: Government Accountability
July 18, 2013
By Jack Scher
Executive Office Reports that Classification Is Declining
According to an executive office report, portions of the classification system are shrinking. The report was released amid national debate over the balance of security and privacy, and the necessary amount of government secrecy.
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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
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