Today, Open The Government led a coalition of more than 20 organizations once again urging the Department of Justice to release a memo on the Freedom of Information Act to strengthen agencies’ Read Full
January 31, 2022
Today, transparency, accountability, and human rights organizations and experts called on the Biden administration to take on national security classification reform ahead of the 20th anniversary of the September 11th Read Full
April 21, 2021
Today, 14 transparency and accountability organizations called on the Biden administration to fulfill a campaign promise and relaunch Ethics.gov to elevate ethics as a core value throughout the federal government. Read Full
April 15, 2021
Today, Open The Government led a coalition of more than 30 organizations urging the Senate Judiciary Committee to hold a hearing on the Freedom of Information Act, and Attorney General Merrick Garland Read Full
April 7, 2021
A recent report in The Washington Post that Donald Trump obstructed more than half a dozen oversight probes offered more confirmation of his hostility towards independent oversight of the Executive Read Full
March 31, 2021
Today, Open The Government led a coalition of 14 organizations in calling on the Department of Homeland Security to grant media access to border facilities. The letter provides several reasons Read Full
March 24, 2021
Open The Government led a coalition of science, conservation, research and accountability organizations in calling on the House to pass the Scientific Integrity Act out of the House Science, Space Read Full
March 23, 2021
Open The Government wrote a letter to the National Archives and Records Administration raising important questions about its proposed changes to its electronic records management regulations regarding standards for digitizing Read Full
February 1, 2021
Open The Government led a coalition of 12 organizations urging the archivist of the United States to take steps to maintain White House records for effective executive oversight. In a Read Full
October 8, 2020
New provision would allow prosecution of reporters (or anyone) who discloses identity of current or retired operatives Washington, D.C. — Pushing against a recent move by the Central Intelligence Agency Read Full
July 9, 2019