The Freedom of Information Act Congress enacted the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to ensure the public has an open and full accounting on how its government is operating. FOIA Read Full
May 18, 2022
Government records are the records of the people and offer the public a direct look into government decision-making, which makes them deeply important to properly preserve. In the federal government’s Read Full
February 24, 2022
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
[UPDATE: After OTG went public about the subpoenas from Clearview AI, the company withdrew its subpoenas on September 27, 2021.] The company demanded records after OTG exposed some law enforcement Read Full
September 24, 2021
Opinion: Biden must hold government accountable — starting with his own* President Donald Trump subjected the country to a four-year-long demonstration of the fragility of its democratic norms. President Biden has Read Full
September 12, 2021
Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s decision to oppose the commission imperils the bill in the Senate. Lisa Rosenberg, Executive Director of Open The Government issued the following statement: “The U.S. House Read Full
May 20, 2021
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
Attorney General Merrick Garland championed the importance of the Freedom of Information Act in a video message to employees of the Department of Justice’s Office of Information Policy during Sunshine Read Full
April 8, 2021
OTG hosted a panel discussion on the importance of the Freedom of Information Act as a mechanism to defend our democracy and empower the public. Presenters discussed the overall records Read Full
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