The White House Is Open to Your Suggestions on Openness
Got suggestions for how to open the federal government to citizens? The Obama administration is (almost) ready to listen.
In a noti … more…
White House Office Not Covered by FOIA
The White House Office of Administration is not subject to the Freedom of Information Act, a U.S. Court of Appeals found (PDF) yester … more…
Government Could Destroy Records in Hundreds of Guantanamo Cases
A stockpile of documents about hundreds of Guantanamo Bay detainees, some written by the prisoners themselves, could be destroyed und … more…
ChangeTracker Update: Big Changes to WhiteHouse.gov on Obama’s 100th Day
Our ever-watchful ChangeTracker tool spied a flurry of activity at whitehouse.gov yesterday – the administration updated more … more…
ChangeTracker Update: Big Changes to WhiteHouse.gov on Obama’s 100th Day
Our ever-watchful ChangeTracker tool spied a flurry of activity at whitehouse.gov yesterday – the administration updated more than t … more…
Previously Unpublished Obama Admin. Ethics Letters
President Obama's administration came to Washington pledging transparency and accountability in government. The White House has d … more…
Transparency Groups: Obama Makes Strides but Still Has Work to Do
In November, we wrote about the transparency to-do list (PDF) that open-records advocates gave President Obama.
So three months … more…
Check Out the Obama Team’s Financial Filings
Administration officials and high-ranking executive branch employees are required to disclose the intimate details of their fina … more…
Check Out the Obama Team’s Ethics Commitment Letters
3:45pm: This post has been updated.
By law, federal employees in the executive branch can't participate in specific government de … more…
State Stimulus Reports Could Use Some Clarity (Literally)
Want to know what transportation projects your state has selected for its stimulus money? Depending on where you live, it might … more…
Stop the Clock: Treasury Releases Bailout Contract
File it under the category of better late than never.
After five months, and much pestering, the Treasury Department finall … more…
Quick Picks: Obama Transparency, Appointees Under Fire
Our editors' picks of the latest investigative stories around the Web:
Adolfo Carrion, President Barack Obama's urban policy direct … more…Federal Agencies to Post Records of Contact With Stimulus Lobbyists
What is the little guy – a troubled city, state, small business – to do when so many people want a piece of the stimulus … more…
AG Holder Directs Agencies to be Transparent
Attorney General Eric Holder released his much anticipated memorandum on how federal agencies should apply the Freedom of Information … more…
Stimulus Czar Enlists Local Help with Limited Resources
Earl Devaney, the stimulus accountability guru, is seeing something in Recovery.gov’s future.
“My vision here is that every … more…
Quick Picks: FBI Stashes Documents Where The Sun Don’t Shine
Quick Picks focuses on a select few of the day's stories from "Breaking on the Web."
Apparently, nothing is a more difficult quar … more…Talking With the Former FOIA Czar
March 13: This post has been corrected.
Dan Metcalfe directed the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Information Policy for mor … more…
Obama’s DOJ Opposes Lawsuit to Release Missing Bush E-mails
Feb. 23: This post has been updated.
Millions of Bush White House e-mails may never see the light of day, even with a new administra … more…
What to Expect When You’re Expecting Stimulus Data
Peter Orszag, director of the president's Office of Management and Budget, sent out a 62-page memo to department and agency heads Wed … more…
Will We Be Able to Follow the Money?
Will Recovery.gov -- the oversight Web site promised in the stimulus bill -- really give the public enough information about how th … more…
March 05, 2010
Toyota Is Secretive on ‘Black Box’ Data Curt Anderson and Danny Robbins, AP, March 05, 2010
February 12, 2010
TV’s Talking Heads Double as Lobbyists Sebastian Jones, The Nation, February 12, 2010
February 10, 2010
Secretive Culture Led Toyota Astray Kate Linebaugh, Dionne Searcey and Norihiko Shirouzu, Wall Steet Journal ($), February 10, 2010
February 04, 2010
Health Official Can’t Guarantee Openness in Talks Robert Pear, New York Times, February 04, 2010
February 03, 2010
Calif. Shields Report on Spiraling Pregnancy Deaths Nathanael Johnson, California Watch, February 03, 2010
February 01, 2010
Obama’s Transparency Record Appears Cloudy Peter Nicholas, Los Angeles Times, February 01, 2010
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