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The Citizen’s Guide by Open The Government and MuckRock explores federal, local and state agencies’ acquisition of controversial facial recognition technology over the last few years. Little is known about Read Full
September 24, 2019
Last week, Open The Government joined a nonpartisan coalition of government openness, accountability, and human rights groups in urging the Senate to support the Open and Responsive Government Act. The Read Full
September 23, 2019
Immigration enforcement often takes place in the shadows, due to secretive and unaccountable government actions. Open The Government believes the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) can be an antidote to Read Full
September 5, 2019
Americans are once again reading about another massive data breach that affects their privacy. This week, Capital One went public with a credit file breach affecting more than 100 million Read Full
July 31, 2019
Bill will protect public access to information from private entities that do business with the government following Supreme Court decision. The new Open and Responsive Government Act of 2019, introduced Read Full
July 23, 2019
The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to implement substantial changes to the agency’s Freedom of Information Act regulations without giving the public an opportunity to comment. Although not yet finalized, Read Full
June 26, 2019
A cross-section of organizations signed a letter late last week to acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan calling for a reversal of the military’s decision to stop collecting and releasing important Read Full
May 13, 2019
On April 22, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Food Marketing Institute v. Argus Leader Media, a case that is likely to reveal the Court’s first interpretation of a Read Full
May 6, 2019
