Today, a nonpartisan coalition of government openness, accountability, and human rights groups called for comprehensive disclosure of documents relating to Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. In a letter to the Read Full
August 8, 2018
Open the Government, together with a non-partisan coalition of transparency, government accountability, civil liberties and press freedom organizations, sent a letter condemning the White House for punishing journalists who ask Read Full
August 2, 2018
Congress must demand full transparency and accountability to protect children from disappearing Open the Government, together with a coalition of organizations committed to government accountability, civil liberties, human rights, and Read Full
July 12, 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
The public outcry that resulted from the Department of Homeland Security’s implementation of the administration’s “zero tolerance” policy led to a rollback of the policy and a court-imposed timeframe for Read Full
June 27, 2018
Lawsuits Caused by Lack of FOIA Compliance Waste Taxpayer’s Money and Infringe on the Public’s Right to Know WASHINGTON – Open the Government Executive Director Lisa Rosenberg urged America’s military Read Full
The secrecy surrounding government surveillance has been a long-standing challenge for those working to defend against threats to Americans’ privacy, civil liberties and civil rights. Under the Trump Administration, advocates Read Full
December 14, 2017
September 13, 2017 — Members of the House Judiciary Committee are fast-tracking legislation this week that risks expanding secretive immigration enforcement practices and increasing the government’s reliance on unreliable databases. Read Full
September 13, 2017
As Senate leadership pushes for a quick confirmation vote on President Trump’s pick to lead the FBI, Christopher Wray’s responses to the Senate Judiciary Committee’s questions for the record deserve Read Full
July 20, 2017