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August 14, 2014
Government Not Open to Journalists
While touting its accomplishments in opening the government, the Obama Administration stays silent on complaints from reporters about restricted access to government officials.
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Topics: Government Accountability
July 29, 2014
When the Administration Asks Itself to Declassify
In preparing a recent report, the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board demonstrated an unusual mode of declassification. In this case, the process was remarkably productive, and it may offer a precedent for future declassification efforts.
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Topics: Open Government
July 8, 2014
By Neil Gordon
A Blatant Example of Pointless Government Secrecy
For a blatant example of the Obama Administration's ludicrous secrecy
practices, look no further than this 2013 Pentagon audit of a program
to supply aircraft to Afghanistan.
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Topics: Open Government
June 30, 2014
By Max Johnson
House Report Faults TSA Security Marking in Air Marshal Case
A House Oversight Committee report on the Transportation Security
Administration’s use of the “Sensitive Security Information”
pseudo-classification found that TSA has had “organizational problems”
with the application of the SSI designation dating back
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Topics: Whistleblower Protections
May 21, 2014
By Neil Gordon
FOUO? Phooey!
The Pentagon's Inspector General is using the "for official use only" information label to bury findings of fraud, waste, abuse, mismanagement in defense programs.
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Topics: Government Accountability
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