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News Highlights - May 24, 2013

Obama Pledges To Be More Transparent on Drone Program
Obama Talks Drones: Will It Increase Transparency for Pentagon to Lead?
Obama, in Nod to Press, Orders Review of Inquiries
Oversight Committee Endorses Public Access to Agency Reports to Congress
Committee on House Administration Supports Public's Right to Government Docs
Don't Believe the Publisher's Hype: Support Open Access

05/24/2013

News Highlights - May 22, 2013

Room for Debate: Obama, the Media, and National Security
Is the Government Spying on Reporters More Often Than We Think?
DC Circuit: Bin Laden Death Images Can Remain Secret

05/22/2013

News Highlights - May 21, 2013

Reporter Deemed "Co-Conspirator" in Leak Case
You Know What Really Damages National Security? Leak Investigations.
Fine Print: The Press and National Security
Five Overlooked Lessons from the AP Subpoena Controversy and Other Leak Investigations
Opinion: Help Fight Torture, Release the CIA Report
Former US Attorney to Face Ethics Review

05/21/2013

News Highlights - May 18 - 20, 2013

A Rare Peek into a Justice Department Leak Probe
Justice Didn't Follow its Own Rules in AP Case
DATA Act Discussion Draft Emerges

05/20/2013

News Highlights - May 17, 2013

AP Case Adds to Obama's Tough Record on Leaks
Obama: "No Apologies" for Investigating Leaks of Classified Information
How UFO Believers Make Our Government More Transparent
OGIS: Celebrating Our Successes

05/17/2013

News Highlights - May 16, 2013

White House Pushes Media Shield Law as Holder Faces Questions on Capitol Hill
Editorial: Congress Should Clarify Authorization for War
Ten Questions USAspending.gov Can't Answer
White House Warns of Open Data Mosaic Effect
The Story of an Open Document

05/16/2013

News Highlights - May 15, 2013

DOJ Seizure of AP Call Logs Unusual In Its Broad Scope
Leak Investigations are an Assault on the Press, and Democracy, Too
Top House Democrat Demands More Information on National Security Leaks
The Trouble With President Obama's Hands-Off DOJ Style
Holder Isn't Sure How Often Reporters' Records are Seized
The White House, Congress, and the Open Data Policy

05/15/2013

News Highlights - May 14, 2013

Justice Department Secretly Obtains AP Phone Records
Judge: Courts Too Deferential on Classified Information

05/14/2013

News Highlights - May 11 - 13, 2013

DOJ Asks DC Circuit to Keep Surveillance Law Memo a Secret
Justice Department Complies with FOIA Request by Releasing Completely Redacted Document
FOIA Delays Lead to Tongue-Lashing by Fourth Circuit

05/13/2013

News Highlights - May 10, 2013

Open Data Order, Policy Ushers in New Normal
President Obama's New EO: Open Data, Not Government Transparency
Touching Up the CIA
Editorial: How to Generate Distrust on Drones
Transparency, Secrecy, and Retaliation Emerge as Major Issues in Benghazi Coverage
The Business of Search

05/10/2013

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