Overclassification

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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

Latest

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

analysis | September 7, 2021

Latest

Assange’s Indictment: A Threat to Everyone

analysis | June 27, 2019

Puerto Rico’s Hurricane Plan Shrouded in Secrecy

analysis | December 18, 2017
Pentagon Nixes Release of Afghan Reconstruction Data—Again

analysis | November 6, 2017
Justice Department's "Secret Law" Still Prevalent, Documents Show

investigation | March 22, 2017
TSA Found to be Abusing Pseudo-Classification System (Again)

analysis | January 23, 2017
POGO Testifies about Costs of Overclassification and Government Secrecy

analysis | December 9, 2016
Testimony of Scott Amey about the Burdens of Overclassification and Government Secrecy

testimony | December 7, 2016
The Fight Against Pseudo-Classification

analysis | February 3, 2015
When the Administration Asks Itself to Declassify

analysis | July 29, 2014