Transparency International’s 2017 U.S. Corruption Barometer: Confidence Slipping in U.S. Institutions, but People Still Hopeful of Change, Says OTG
OpenTheGovernment is urging members of Congress to vote “No” on legislation that would repeal a critically important anti-corruption law that requires oil, gas and mining companies to disclose their payments to governments. The law, known as the “Cardin-Lugar transparency provision” or Section 1504, has been a crucial tool in U.S. efforts to combat corruption abroad, as well as to secure U.S. national and energy security interests.
Open the Government's Lisa Rosenberg was on The Bill Press Show today. She spoke about the problem of warrantless government surveillance. Lisa also discussed the FBI’s use of the new “Black Identity Extremist” (BIE) label, which has raised a number of accountability issues regarding the disproportionate impact it has on communities of color, religious minorities, and activists. You can check out the Bill Press Show daily at Billpressshow.com.
Today, Representative Mike Quigley introduced the Transparency in Government Act (TGA), legislation that encompasses a wide range of reforms aimed at enhancing transparency and accountability across government.
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Cotton’s Troubling History Supporting Excessive Secrecy and Fighting Transparency Makes him Unfit to Serve as CIA Chief, Says OTG
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Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017
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OTG Calls on The Department of Homeland Security to Release Report that Criticizes Trump Administration’s Handling of Travel Ban
OTG and POGO Filing FOIA Request, Calling on DHS to Stop the Foot-Dragging
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Monday, Nov. 27, 2017
Open the Government Urges Pentagon to Release SIGAR Report Detailing Sex Abuse Crimes by Afghan Soldiers and Police
Excessive Secrecy at DOD may be Keeping Public from Facts on Abuse, Says OTG
This Victory is a Good First Step in Ensuring Our Police Departments Don’t Look Like Platoons, Says OTG
WASHINGTON – Open The Government, a leading advocate for transparency to promote government accountability, applauds the defeat of a dangerous provision in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that would have made it easier for the military to transfer excess hardware to federal, state and local police departments.
The People Have a Right to Know When Their Tax Money is Used for a Sexual Harassment Slush Fund, Says OTG
WASHINGTON – Open The Government, a leading advocate for transparency to promote government accountability, praised Congresswoman Jackie Speier (D-CA) today for calling on more "accountability” and “transparency” in dealing with sexual harassment in Congress.