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March 14, 2014
Looking Forward to When FOIA is No Longer Needed
Open government activists, journalists and interested citizens gathered today at Washington, D.C.’s Newseum to celebrate the 16th annual National Freedom of Information Day, part of this year’s Sunshine Week.
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Topics: Open Government
March 14, 2014
We're Giving Away a Kindle to Celebrate Sunshine Week!
To celebrate Sunshine Week, POGO will be giving away as a grand prize a 16 GB Kindle Fire 7" Tablet and two other people will win DVDs. Enter to win!
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Topics: Open Government
March 13, 2014
Sunshine from Congress
The Transparency In Government Act offers a number of welcome good government reforms.
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Topics: Government Accountability
March 13, 2014
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Coalition Applauds Committee Vote to Extend Whistleblower Rights
The Steering Committee for the Make It Safe Coalition of more than 50 NGOs supporting whistleblower rights applauds yesterday's passage of the All Circuit Review Extension Act by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.
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Topics: Whistleblower Protections
March 13, 2014
Department of Homeland Security Finally Has a Permanent IG
John Roth was confirmed at the permanent Inspector General for the Department of Homeland Security last week, filling a position that had been vacant for over three years.
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Topics: Government Accountability
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Mia Steinle talks about POGO's involvement in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) and the hurdles to increased transparency for oil, gas and hard rock minerals here in the U.S.
