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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

News Highlights - February 17, 2012

EPA, Commerce take lead in developing "FOIA Portal"
OSC: Reports of FDA whistleblower surveillance are ‘extraordinary’
Transparency on government spending: The missing links

02/17/2012

News Highlights - February 16, 2012

Investigation expands into FDA email monitoring
FDA Report Details Public Availability of Regulatory Compliance Data
Editorial: Pursuit of the Whistle-Blowers

02/16/2012

News Highlights - February 15, 2012

CIA OK'd accused leaker to disclose training, assignments
Reporter’s Privilege at Issue in Sterling Leak Case
Pentagon Basic Research Said to Need “More Transparency”
Pentagon Discloses Military Intelligence Budget Request
Justice Department: Tops in secrecy?
Performance.gov still contains no data
Budget encourages contractors' political contribution disclosures

02/15/2012

News Highlights - February 14, 2012

Cyberwar Is the New Yellowcake, Fueling a Cybersecurity-Industrial Complex
Agencies Told to Report on Decline in Secrecy
Seven cabinet departments late filing FOIA reports
Budget bans disclosure of contractors' political contributions
Editorial: Sunlight on Secret Donations

02/14/2012

News Highlights - February 11-13, 2012

Congress Left in Dark on DOJ Wiretaps
A High-Tech War on Leaks

02/13/2012

News Highlights - February 10, 2012

Freedom of Information, US-style
Ten years later, CIA ‘rendition’ program still divides N.C. town
FDA says it monitored workers’ e-mail to investigate potential leak
Federal judge allows 'secret evidence' in al Qaeda trial
Senate Panel Backs Televising Supreme Court Proceedings House Democrats Introduce DISCLOSE 2012
Turning government data into private sector products is complicated business

02/10/2012

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