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FOUO? Phooey!
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Looking Forward to When FOIA is No Longer Needed
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House Unanimously Passes Freedom of Information Improvements
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Anti-Transparency Provisions Removed From Farm Bill
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Farm Bill Debate: Corporate Privacy or Public’s Right to Know
November 7, 2013
The (POGO) Blog
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
July 7, 2014
Some Hope for Camp Lejeune
Following a wrong-minded Supreme Court decision affecting victims of toxic waste, the North Carolina legislature took steps to clarify laws that offer hope for Camp Lejeune water contamination victims and countless others.
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Topics: Government Accountability
July 2, 2014
C-27A Shining Example of the Billions Wasted in Afghanistan
The $486 million G222 aircraft program demonstrates how wasteful and dubious American efforts at equipping the Afghan Air Force have been to date.
Continue Reading C-27A Shining Example of the Billions Wasted in Afghanistan
Topics: National Security
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
Continue Reading House Report Faults TSA Security Marking in Air Marshal Case
Topics: Whistleblower Protections
June 27, 2014
Union of Concerned Scientists Stands with POGO
The Center for Science and Democracy at the Union of Concerned Scientists wrote a letter to Veterans Affairs Acting Inspector General this week urging him to reconsider his office’s demand for the Project On Government Oversight’s whistleblower records.
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Topics: Whistleblower Protections
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