Government Secrecy

documents

Office of Legal Counsel Memo List, 1998-2019 OLC 9/21 FOIA Appeal Response Letter

letters

45 Organizations Urge Congress: Reject the Pentagon's Request for FOIA Secrecy (Again) POGO Calls for Inspector General Investigation of Potential Justice Department Lies Broad Coalition Urges Congress to Reject DoD’s Repeat Secrecy Proposal Advocates Support Inspector General Access Act for DOJ Attorney Accountability Diverse Groups Ask Congress for the Next Round of Inspector General Reforms POGO Continues to Call For Transparency in Presidential Library Donations POGO Reminds New Defense Chief of Importance of Transparency NGOs Ask Senate to Review Record before Confirmation Hearing Civil Society Urges Senate Judiciary to Demand Access to Documents Civil Society Calls on Pentagon to Increase Public Access to Information Civil Society Urges Senators to Reject Haspel Nomination, Citing Lack of Transparency Civil Society Demands Transparency and Accountability for CIA Nominee's Role in Torture of Detainees POGO Calls for an Investigation into Possible Violation of Whistleblower Protection Law Public Comment: Transparency Needed for Federal Contract Pricing Letter to Office of Special Counsel Requesting Investigation Into Energy Department Anti-Leak Posters Civil Society Objects to Senate's Regression into Secrecy POGO Joins Groups Asking Congressional Budget Office to Increase Transparency Open Letter to the White House on Transparency Objectives POGO Supports the Premise of “Release to All,” But Raises Concerns POGO Joins Groups in Urging Quick Passage of USA FREEDOM Act POGO Joins Group Letter to Voice Concerns over EO 12333 POGO and Partners Support USA FREEDOM Act in Senate POGO and Partners Call for Changes to USA Freedom Act Draft POGO Supports a Strong USA Freedom Act Groups Urge Congress to Restore Transparency Requirements to USA FREEDOM Act Groups Call for Transparency in TransPacific Partnership Negotiations Broad Coalition of Companies and Nonprofits Support USA FREEDOM Act Groups Ask for Transparency Around Possible Trade Policy Surveillance Groups Ask President Obama to Support Open Government Commitments on Secret Law POGO and Partners Ask Senate Committee to Make NSA Surveillance Proposal Public POGO Joins Over 50 Groups in Asking Congress to Support National Security Transparency POGO and Partners Submit Recommendations on Improving Electronic Surveillance Laws 60 Groups Make Recommendations to Senate Judiciary Committee Regarding NSA Surveillance POGO and Partners Submit Recommendations to DNI on Intelligence and National Security Whistleblower Protections We Need To Know: POGO and Partners Send Letter Asking the US Government to Be More Open About National Security-Related Mass Surveillance POGO Sends FOIA Request to ODNI on Whistleblower Protections POGO Joins Coalition of 53 Groups in Resubmitting Request to Make NSA Surveillance Information Public POGO Joins Others in Asking for DOJ IG Findings on Wiretapping POGO Submits Comments on OPM and ODNI Designation of National Security Positions POGO Joins Over 100 Groups in Voicing Concerns Over NSA Spying POGO and Partners Call for Disclosure on Secret Laws POGO and Allies Stand with Wyden and His Hold on Anti-Speech "Anti-Leaks" Provisions POGO and Allies Tell Congress to Keep the Report on Security Clearances A 2012 Open Letter to the Senate: Oppose the Anti-Speech Policy in the Intelligence Authorization Bill POGO Letter: OMB Violates Presidents Executive Order on Transparency in Rulemaking POGO and Open Gov Allies Support the FOIA Portal POGO Joins Letter Urging For More Transparency In Trade Negotiations POGO Joins Letter Challenge CIA Secrecy POGO Joins Comments in Support of Public Access to Consumer Complaints Database POGO Joins Other Watchdogs in Calling on the Super Committee to Release its Secrets Super Committee Must Post Recommendations 72 Hours Before Voting POGO opposes false and misleading DOJ FOIA amendment POGO Joins Groups Urging Deficit Reduction Super Committee to Disclose Lobbying Contacts POGO and Partners Call for a Presidential Advisory Committee on Open Government Records management in an electronic environment POGO and Partners Ask for More Openness on Open Government Partnership Plan POGO and Partners Urge Senate to Fix the DoD Secrecy Provision POGO and Partners Say Super Committee Must Be Open POGO and Partners Urge Leadership to Restore Faster FOIA to Boehner POGO Joins Groups in Supporting the DATA Act POGO Joins Letter Calling For Reopening of the NARA Investigation into the CIA Destruction of Federal Records POGO joins sign-on letter encouraging the Administration to improve its open government efforts POGO Joins An Open Letter to the United States House of Representatives: Support the Health Care Transparency Resolution! POGO joins coalition letter calling for transparency of health care advisory panel Public Comment on Declassification on OSTP Blog POGO joins coaliton calling for Senators to allow public access of CRS reports POGO joins sign on letter to White House calling for restoration of OA FOIA POGO and others urge passage of H.R. 5811, the Electronic Message Preservation Act POGO urges Congressional Appropriators to reign in the Department of Homeland Security’s "Sensitive Security Information" (SSI) secrecy category Letter Urging Funding for Public Interest Declassification Board

resources

Fact Sheet: Reforms to the Freedom of Information Act Appendix to Primer on Congressional Staff Clearances

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