Commentary: Arlington lacking in government transparency
The Arlington Advocate is to be commended for its Nov. 15 editorial advocating for reform of the state’s Public Records Law. But it completely missed the mark in suggesting that Arlington could serve...
View ArticleSummary judgment in Guantanamo FOIA case
From Lawfare: U.S. District Judge John D. Bates has granted summary judgment to the Pentagon in a Freedom of Information Act cast brought by the International Counsel Bureau and the law firm of...
View ArticlePenn State faculty member battles Pentagon over interrogation secrecy
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Pentagon agrees to publish Manning rulings
From Salon: Following multiple FOIA requests from journalists and pressure from human rights group, the Pentagon Wednesday published 84 judicial orders and rulings from the court-martial proceedings...
View ArticleDoD: Media must request drone strike data
From Air Force Times: Information on weapon releases from remotely piloted aircraft — previously made open to the public — is now only available through official Freedom of Information Act...
View ArticleU.S. files on Bin Laden raid purged from Pentagon computers for secrecy
From NY Daily News: The nation's top special operations commander ordered military files about the Navy SEAL raid on Osama bin Laden's hideout to be purged from Defense Department computers and sent...
View ArticleThe 95 media-worthy FOIA requests flagged for Pentagon approval
From Jason Leopold at The Public Record: A few weeks ago, the nonpartisan organization Cause of Action posted a story on its website about a secret Pentagon policy that calls for certain Freedom of...
View ArticleTalks behind 'Zero Dark Thirty' will stay secret
From Courthouse News Service: Though makers of the film "Zero Dark Thirty" were given access to the officers who helped take out Osama bin Laden, a government watchdog cannot get the same treatment,...
View ArticleFailed Pentagon fax machine blocks FOIA requests
From ars technica: The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) will not be faxing any orders to Five Guys or receiving journalists' Freedom Of Information Act requests anytime soon. According to a...
View ArticleReleasing Drone Program Memos Is Fundamental to Government Transparency
On May 13, the Center for Effective Government joined other open government organizations in urging Attorney General Eric Holder not to appeal the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second...
View ArticleVirginia State Police refuses to disclose publicly funded weapons and vehicles
The Virginia Department of State Police has refused to disclose the types of patrol rifles and other tactical weapons and vehicles it possesses in a decision criticized by civil liberty groups and...
View ArticleDOD Stonewalls Freedom of Information Act Request From Ailing Vet
A veteran has sought information about Fort McClellan’s chemical contamination from the Department of Defense since last year, but his Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request has gone unanswered....
View ArticleWork Pledges Transparency in DoD Laboratory Review
WASHINGTON, June 3, 2015 – Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work today promised transparency in the Defense Department’s comprehensive review of its laboratory procedures, processes, and protocols...
View ArticleJudge Says Government Can Continue To Refuse To Acknowledge Certain Drone...
Documents pertaining to the accidental killing of two men by US drone strikes in Yemen can continue to remain unacknowledged by the agencies guiding the strikes.read more
View ArticleGAO: DOD must improve transparency of spec ops funding
While U.S. Special Operations Command has seen a dramatic increase in personnel and funding since the beginning of the war on terror, the Defense Department still is unable to accurately provide...
View ArticleDoD could get ‘blank check’ to deny FOIA requests, groups say
Almost 40 interest groups are appealing to Congress to nix a provision in a defense policy bill that would give the Pentagon more control over what information it wants to release to the public.read more
View ArticleClassified Directives Listings Disappear from DOD and JCS Websites
FOIA requesters who relied on lists of classified directives published by both the Defense Department and the Joint Chiefs of Staff to know what documents to file FOIA requests for may now be out of...
View ArticleFrom GovExec: FOIA Requests Hit Record High, Processing Improves
Document requesters used the Freedom of Information Act in record numbers in fiscal 2016, but agency offices still managed to reduce the long-standing backlog, according to the latest annual report...
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