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Hagel Orders Pentagon to Buy New Software for Heath Records
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Justice’s Seizure of AP’s Phone Records Threatens Press Freedom
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DATA Act 2.0: Fewer Bells, but Brighter Future
May 22, 2013 -
Memo Leaked to Retaliate Against Fast and Furious Whistleblower
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Camp Lejeune Finally Cleaning Up Its Act
May 20, 2013 -
DOE Contracting Woes Continue
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DOE Error Causes Contracting Redo
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White House Brings Back Bill to Shield Journalists
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AP Case Throws More Doubt on Obama’s Whistleblower Policies
May 15, 2013
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April 17, 2013
FOIA Failings Continue
POGO continues to struggle with FOIA requests for three letters sent to Energy Secretary Chu on the status of nuclear security across the weapons complex
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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
March 26, 2013
Real Reform? Open Government Legislation Moving in the House
Last week 13 bills that cover issues from security to freedom of information were passed with extraordinary bipartisanship by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
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Topics: Open Government
March 15, 2013
Shining a Light on FOIA Practices
In celebration of Sunshine Week, a number of organizations released studies of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests that indicate how government agencies measured up in terms of providing information to the public in 2012.
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Topics: Open Government
March 16, 2013
By Lili Shirley
Lessons of Watergate Scandal Still Resonate
Over the last 40 years, the Watergate scandal has been dissected every which way, but the lessons learned continue to shape our politics and legislation to this day.
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Topics: Open Government
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In March 2011, AllGov reported that DARPA, the Pentagon's premier research arm, had awarded a contract to a company founded by the agency's director. Wired's Spencer Ackerman joined POGO staffers to discuss how it all went down.
