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Policy and News Update for December 11, 2007

I. Interview with outgoing ISOO Director Bill Leonard
II. Legislative updates
News from Coalition Partners and Others

12/12/2007

Policy and News Updates for November 27, 2007

I. Presidential Records bill stalled, groups urge action
II. Secrecy provision in the Transportation Approps bill dropped

11/27/2007

Policy and News Updates for November 14, 2007

I. Secrecy in the Farm Bill

11/14/2007

Policy and News Updates for October 30, 2007

I. Senate Judiciary Committee receives documents, considers telecom immunity
II. Senate Judiciary Committee presses White House, nominee on torture
III. Progress for public access to publicly funded research

10/30/2007

Policy and News Updates for October 16, 2007

I. Presidential Records Act Amendments stalled
II. Group requests stop to White House email destruction

10/16/2007

Policy and News Updates for October 2, 2007

I. Shield bill for reporters stalls
II. Respected Director of Information Security Oversight Office to resign

10/02/2007

Interview with John Wonderlich, Organizer of the Open House Project

On September 17, 2007, Emily Feldman conducted an email interview John Wonderlich, Program Director of the Sunlight Foundation and organizer of the Open House Project on the Open House Project's recommendations for transparency in Congress. The interview is below.

EF: In the Open House Project report, you note that the Senate recently adopted rules to require committees to post online verbatim records of their proceedings. Do you think committees will resist or welcome this change? Do committees have the resources to enact this change?

09/18/2007

Policy and News Updates for September 18, 2007

I. Congressional transparency and the Internet
II. President Bush signs lobbying and ethics bill
III. New wiretapping law

09/18/2007

Policy and News Updates for September 6, 2007

I. White House changes policy to avoid disclosure

09/06/2007

Policy and News Updates for August 21, 2007

I. Defense Dept. orders stronger protections for whistleblowers
II. Court tells government to turn over spying docs

08/21/2007

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