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Congress Slams Nuclear Agency for Recent Failures
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Retiring SEC Lawyer: Revolving Door Causes Weak Enforcement
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The 25th Anniversary of the Whistleblower Protection Act
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Counterfeit Electronic Parts Regulation Bogged Down
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SIGAR and USAID Clash over Access to Afghan Assessments
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Growing Concerns Over Deregulation of Arms Export Controls
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Hearing Spotlights Afghanistan Corruption and Waste
April 4, 2014
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May 10, 2013
Security Laws Must Include Transparency and Accountability
Any laws to expand the powers of the FBI in the wake of the Boston bombings should explicitly include transparency and accountability provisions, according to a new op-ed in The Atlantic by Bruce Schneier.
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Topics: Open Government
May 3, 2013
Illegal Foreclosures Are Corporate Trade Secrets?
Federal agencies are withholding information about the illegal foreclosure practices of mortgage companies from Members of Congress, relying on justifications that closely track those used to withhold documents from the general public under the Freedom of Information Act.
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Topics: Open Government
April 26, 2013
Still Fighting to Expose Secret Law
POGO joined an amicus brief written by the Electronic Privacy Information Center supporting The New York Times in its effort to obtain a memorandum written by the Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel regarding the legality of the targeted killin
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Topics: Open Government
April 17, 2013
By Joe Newman
'War on Whistleblowers' Shows Heroes Pay Heavy Price
After the Washington, D.C. screening of the new film War on Whistleblowers, a panel discussed some of the issues raised by the movie.
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Topics: Whistleblower Protections
April 5, 2013
When Over-Classification Starts Wars
A new series of blog posts over on Defusing the Nuclear Threat is highlighting how over-classification of documents can not only be wasteful, but dangerous.
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Topics: Open Government
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