A Citizen's Guide to America's Forever Wars and the Secrecy that Sustains Them
America's Forever Wars and the Secrecy that Sustains Them
A Citizen's Guide
Despite Skepticism, Voters Believe Government Accountability is Possible: A New Survey & Messaging Toolkit
A new Open the Government survey, conducted by the Winston Group and Lake Research Partners, makes clear that while advocates for accountability face many challenges, there are opportunities to move voters, who fundamentally believe in the importance of transparency and ethics in government.
Congress calls for greater transparency and accountability from the Pentagon for police militarization
The Pentagon’s controversial program that fuels police forces with surplus weapons of war is mired in secrecy and lacks sufficient oversight. This aspect of the initiative has not improved since government watchdog investigators posed as fake cops last year to expose just how easily the dangerous weapons could fall into the wrong hands. Thankfully, some members of Congress are now taking critical steps to increase transparency for the program.
OTG & POGO call for answers from Secretary Nielsen about newly disclosed memo on family separation
Today, Open the Government and the Project On Government Oversight are calling for Congress to question Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen about her statements made under oath regarding the administration’s practice of separating children from their parents at the border.
Newly released memo reveals secretary of homeland security signed off on family separation policy
Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen previously denied existence of policy
Statement of Open the Government’s Executive Director on the Release of “Committee Confidential” Documents by Senator Cory Booker
Kavanaugh confirmation hearings expose a system so broken that Members of Congress are forced to take extraordinary action in an effort to restore fairness to the process
Coalition opposes secret expansion of government monitoring and data mining
Growing surveillance programs demand greater transparency, must adhere to privacy laws
Coalition calls on Senate to delay of hearings on Supreme Court nominee until records on his career can be reviewed
The Senate cannot fulfill its constitutional mandate of “advice and consent” if senators do not have access to records on Supreme Court nominee
Open the Government praises efforts to strengthen the Freedom of Information Act
Legislation would go far to increase government openness & shine light on private contractors
Coalition calls for greater transparency and full access to records on Supreme Court nominee
Today, a nonpartisan coalition of government openness, accountability, and human rights groups called for comprehensive disclosure of documents relating to Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. In a letter to the Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, the coalition raised concerns that records currently under review exclude information that would shed light on Judge Kavanaugh’s qualifications to be a Supreme Court Justice.