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Watchdog criticizes distance between open government policy and reality
Obama administration criticism of the open government watchdog community overlooks the gap between good policy and implementation, said Nate Jones while speaking earlier this month on a Freedom of Information Act panel at American University.
Vast disparities in agency FOIA processing times
Federal agencies react with wide disparity in the amount of time it takes to process complex Freedom of Information Act requests, compared to simple ones, according to a Sept. 6 report from
Participation lacking from open government plans
Federal agencies' open government plans all say they want public participation, but few describe how staff will include public input in the decision-making process, finds a report from Washington,
DoD revises FOIA directive to include 'presumption of disclosure'
A July 28 revision by the Defense Department to its Freedom of Information Act directive incorporates the "presumption in favor of disclosure" first called for by President Barack Obama on his first
ACLU calls for sweeping changes to federal secrecy rules
Current government secrecy policy is a legacy of the Cold War now made obsolete by information technology, charges the American Civil Liberties Union in a July paper. In an era of open information
DOJ grades agency FOIA performance
An assessment by the Justice Department's office of information policy on cabinet department self-reported enactment of Obama administration Freedom of Information Act policy during the last...
Beta: The future of government websites
Launching a website in "beta" used to be a way to test functionality before releasing a more polished product for public consumption, but according to some federal technologists, beta is now a goal
FOIA presumption of openness not taking hold, Senate panel told
Activists decried during a Senate hearing March 15 a lack of progress in federal Freedom of Information Act responsiveness despite Obama administration policies meant to foster a climate of
Only half of agencies meet Obama FOIA standards
About half of federal agencies have taken steps required by a White House Freedom of Information Act memo issued a year ago, says a March 14 report from the National Security Archive at George
Werfel defends USASpending.gov accuracy
Criticisms about data inaccuracy in government transparency initiative websites could stem from inaccurate data interpretation, government officials told a House panel March 11. In particular, an
