Just two days before President Donald Trump announced via Twitter that he would be immediately withdrawing American troops from Syria, Ambassador James Jeffrey, the U.S. special representative on Syria engagement, Read Full
December 21, 2018
America’s Forever Wars and the Secrecy that Sustains Them A Citizen’s Guide After 17 years, three presidents, $5.6 trillion, and hundreds of thousands of human lives lost, it’s time Americans Read Full
September 19, 2018
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September 6, 2018
WASHINGTON – Open The Government Executive Director, Lisa Rosenberg, criticized the latest case of excessive secrecy at the Environmental Protection Agency, in response to reports that Director Scott Pruitt hid Read Full
July 5, 2018
Open The Government issued the following statement in response to the shooting at the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland: Open The Government is devastated by the shooting at the Capital Read Full
June 29, 2018
More than 100 days after the House of Representatives passed legislation to address workplace harassment and discrimination in Congress, Senators Amy Klobuchar and Roy Blunt introduced yesterday their version of Read Full
May 24, 2018
Immediately after the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence voted favorably on Gina Haspel’s nomination to be CIA Director, Senator Ron Wyden issued a strong statement condemning the secrecy of the Read Full
May 17, 2018
In her confirmation hearing today, Gina Haspel fueled fears that as CIA Director she would repeat the mistakes of the past and further undermine congressional oversight, transparency, and the rule Read Full
May 10, 2018
Open The Government Questions for Gina Haspel Confirmation Hearing On Wednesday, Gina Haspel will appear before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence to answer questions about her career at the Read Full
May 7, 2018
This week, the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security released a report on terrorism-related crimes by foreign-born individuals, with a tweet from DOJ that seemed designed to Read Full
January 17, 2018