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Diverse Coalition Urges HHS to Reverse COVID-19 Data Reporting Requirement

Open The Government led a coalition of 27 organizations in urging Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar to rescind a directive to hospitals, hospital laboratories, and acute care facilities to reroute daily COVID-19 data reporting from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention to HHS via a system managed by a private contractor.

OTG Releases 2019-2020 Impact Report

The year 2020 is already one for the history books. Across the country, people fear for their health and economic security, calls for a racial reckoning have taken on new urgency, and the future looks uncertain. At the same time, 2020 has exposed the danger of a secretive, unaccountable government. The country’s ability to tackle

Supreme Court’s decision on Trump’s taxes is a victory for rule of law, but the fight isn’t over

Note: The Supreme Court today ruled in favor of a New York prosecutor’s review of Trump’s personal financial records, but delayed a decision on congressional subpoenas for comprehensive personal and business records. Statement of Lisa Rosenberg, executive director of Open The Government: The Supreme Court’s decision sends an encouraging message that it does not support the

Bill to ban facial recognition demands bipartisan support

Note: On the introduction of bicameral legislation banning federal entities from using facial recognition technology by Senators Markey and Merkley, and Reps. Jayapal, Pressley, Lisa Rosenberg, executive director of Open The Government, made the following statement: “By placing a full moratorium on a technology that is known to be inaccurate and racially biased, yet used

League of Women Voters’ CEO, Virginia Kase Joins Open The Government’s Steering Committee

Open The Government (OTG) is pleased to announce Virginia Kase is its newest steering committee member. Kase has served as the chief executive officer of League of Women Voters since 2018, where she led the 100-year organization through a period of rapidly expanded litigation and organizing efforts to ensure voting rights for all. “We are

Facial Recognition Technology Regulation: A Practical Guide for Congress

Finally: Amazon’s Rekognition Moratorium Long Overdue

Note: On Amazon’s one-year moratorium on police use of Rekognition, Lisa Rosenberg, executive director of Open The Government, issued the following statement: Amazon’s decision to implement this one-year moratorium on police use of Rekognition is a small step in the right direction. It is also a travesty that Amazon stated support for the Black Lives Matter movement

Long-Lasting Police Reform Must Embrace Transparency To Be Effective

George Floyd’s killing at the hands of Minneapolis police is the most recent in a spate of African-Americans dying in encounters with police officers around the country. As protests over the killing erupt in various cities, and government responses prioritize quelling the demonstrations, Congress must act now to enhance accountability for misconduct by police forces

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