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News Highlights - March 3-5, 2012

President Obama's muddy transparency record
New Information on Decision to Withhold Bird Flu Virus Reports
US Justice Dept Loses 3 Big Secrecy Court Rulings
GO FOIA YOURSELF!
My Lawyer, Myself: Suing the government for access to info, pro se
Entangled Giant - National Security State Secrecy [Old, But Not Outdated]

03/05/2012

News Highlights - March 2, 2012

DoD Inspector General Tallies Leaks of Classified Intel
Court Says Agency Classification Decision is Not “Logical”
Defensive Standards Hinder FOIA Openness
DOJ Prosecutor Challenges Release Of Ted Stevens Misconduct Report
Open Government vs. Open Data
Save the Date for OGIS’s Sunshine Week Event!

03/02/2012

News Highlights - March 1, 2012

Judge issues rare order to release classified document
Group sues for release of DOJ memo authorizing Yemen drone strike that killed al-Qaida cleric

03/01/2012

News Highlights - February 29, 2012

There is No Reporter’s Privilege, Leak Prosecutors Insist
NFOIC Open Government Video Project
Gulf on Open Access to Federally Financed Research
Prosecuting whistleblowers is antithetical to open government
Civil Society Groups Send Letter to Obama on TPP Secrecy

02/29/2012

News Highlights - February 28, 2012

Bill to put cameras in Supreme Court won’t pass before healthcare challenge
Lawsuit Takes Aim at CIA's "Covert" Attack on Transparency
CBO scores bill to require online posting of program spending

02/28/2012

News Highlights - February 25-27, 2012

DoD Issues New Information Security Regulation
Blurred Line Between Espionage and Truth
Another Member of Congress Raises Concerns about Secrecy and Camp Lejeune

02/27/2012

News Highlights - February 24, 2012

WikiLeaks suspect charged with 'aiding enemy'
DOJ To Hold Sunshine Week Event
The WH Loves Aggressive Journalism — Abroad
Open government advocates protest CIA's $72 per hour fee

02/24/2012

News Highlights - February 23, 2012

Analysis: Straightening Out the Paper Trail
Regulations.gov gets a facelift, but it might not be enough
DoD Reports “Impressive Strides” in Updating Classification
Appeals court rules federal mug shots can be kept secret
Suit: Spy agency flouting FOIA
Suit seeks to force agencies to give FOIA time estimates

02/23/2012

News Highlights - February 22, 2012

Pentagon delays endanger whistle-blowers, report says
News outlets back New York Times reporter James Risen in court fight
Rep. Issa has been busy as oversight panel chairman
Steven Palazzo Aide to Constituent: FOIA Off

02/22/2012

News Highlights - February 18-21, 2012

Pentagon Defends Record on Secrecy Reform
Fed Writes Sweeping Rules From Behind Closed Doors
Open Government Partnership grows
Wikileaks, Government Prosecutions, Secrecy
Whistleblowers improvement act to weaken whistleblowers rights?
National Archives to see dip in its budget next year

02/21/2012

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