On Tuesday, March 15, 2022, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee held a hearing that could have major implications for the country’s recordkeeping. Entitled, “Correcting the Public Record: Read Full
March 15, 2022
On December 8, at a Public Interest Declassification Board (PIDB) public meeting, OTG Executive Director Patrice McDermott delivered remarks on the need to modernize the national security classification system through Read Full
December 8, 2016
On May 29th, 2014 Executive Director Patrice McDermott testified before the Subcommittee on Government Operations of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Her testimony addressed the growing use of Read Full
May 28, 2014
OTG’s Assistant Director Amy Bennett testified the open government community’s priorities for FOIA reform and modernization last week before the Senate Judiciary Committee. In her oral testimony, Bennett recommended that Read Full
March 18, 2014
Full text is below. Watch the testimony here. Amy Bennett's full written testimony is available here. Read Full
March 11, 2014
Patrice McDermott, Director of OpenTheGovernment.org, presented testimony before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives on Wednesday, September 17th. Read Full
September 17, 2009
OpenTheGovernment.org Director Patrice McDermott submitted testimony at a hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census and National Archives on qualifications for the Read Full
May 21, 2009
OpenTheGovernment.org Director Patrice McDermott submitted testimony at a hearing of the Constitution Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee on "Restoring the Rule of Law" held on September 16th, 2008. Several Read Full
September 16, 2008
OpenTheGovernment.org Director Patrice McDermott presented testimony at a hearing of the House Committee on Homeland Security’s Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment, along with Meredith Fuchs of Read Full
June 11, 2008
Patrice McDermott, Director of OpenTheGovernment.org, testified on May 14, 2008, before the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee’s Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Read Full
May 14, 2008