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Open Government Coalition Urge Ratcliffe to Reverse Decision on In-Person Briefings on Election Security

Open The Government led a coalition of 11 organizations urging the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) Director John Ratcliffe to reverse his recent decision to limit in-person congressional briefings on election security. In a letter to Ratcliffe, the transparent and accountability organizations asked the ODNI to re-commit to in-person election security briefings

ODNI election security briefing changes undermine Americans’ right to know

Lisa Rosenberg, executive director of Open The Government, released the following statement on the Office of Director of National Intelligence’s decision to stop in-person election security briefings for Congress and provide only written intelligence reports leading up to the 2020 election: “ODNI’s decision to provide written intelligence reports instead of extensive verbal, in-person briefings on election security is a brazen

COVID-19 secrecy rampant as agencies clampdown on FOIA

When the coronavirus pandemic swept through the United States earlier this year, the federal government actively worked to curtail the public’s right to information under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Our government ignored, undermined, and blatantly rejected requests for records – all while taking unprecedented measures to control the messaging around the coronavirus and

New Lawsuit Fights Back Against White House’s COVID-19 Communication Secrecy

Even as the deaths of Americans from COVID-19 climb past 175,000, the Trump administration continues to oppose scientific transparency. After five months of being stonewalled by the Center for Disease Control and the Department of Health and Human Services, Open The Government and the Government Accountability Project filed a lawsuit against both agencies. The lawsuit

New ICE/Clearview AI Contract Underscores Secrecy Around Government Facial Recognition Contractors

Following news reports that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) signed a $224,000 contract with the secretive, controversial facial recognition company Clearview AI, Lisa Rosenberg, executive director of Open The Government released the following statement: “ICE’s extensive track record of abusive enforcement practices at the expense of civil rights makes the news of this contract with Clearview AI especially

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

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