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Civil Society Urges Defense Department to Release Information on Afghanistan War POGO Reminds New Defense Chief of Importance of Transparency POGO Urges Testing Director to Maintain Annual Report Transparency Civil Society Urges Senators to Reject Haspel Nomination, Citing Lack of Transparency Civil Society Warns Against Pentagon’s Repeat FOIA Secrecy Exemption Ask Civil Society Calls for Open Hearings with Service Chiefs Civil Society Demands Transparency and Accountability for CIA Nominee's Role in Torture of Detainees POGO and Allies Urge President Obama to Rein In Overclassification A 2012 Open Letter to the Senate: Oppose the Anti-Speech Policy in the Intelligence Authorization Bill POGO and Allies Caution Congress on Anti-Leaks Legislation POGO Joins Letter Challenge CIA Secrecy POGO joins letter to Committee on Homeland Security on over-classification Public Comment on Declassification on OSTP Blog Letter Urging Funding for Public Interest Declassification Board DHS Closes the Door on Accessing FOIA-able Information Coalition Letter to Members of Congress regarding the Transportation Secrecy Provision in HR 3550 POGO letter urging Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham to restore citizen access to the Department of Energy's web sites

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Secrets, Surveillance, and Scandals: The War on Terror’s Unending Impact on Americans’ Private Lives

analysis | September 7, 2021

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Assange’s Indictment: A Threat to Everyone

analysis | June 27, 2019

Release of Mueller Report Sets the Stage for Congress to Act

analysis | April 19, 2019
Weaponizing Security Clearances Is Unacceptable, Whether CIA Directors are the Victims or Perpetrators

analysis | August 20, 2018
A Dangerous Escalation in “The War on Leaks”

analysis | June 8, 2018
Enhanced Evasion Techniques

analysis | May 21, 2018
How House Intel Committee’s Russia Investigation Turned into a Cautionary Tale

analysis | May 2, 2018
What the Senate Needs to Ask Gina Haspel

analysis | April 17, 2018
The Depressing Heroism of a Bipartisan Congressional Inquiry

analysis | March 13, 2018
Gina Haspel’s Troubling Role in the CIA Torture Program

analysis | March 13, 2018