Over $96 million in Afghanistan reconstruction money has independent oversight thanks to a Special Inspector General created by Congress. How much of the story would have been told without this method of transparency? Almost none.
Continue readingThe News Without Transparency: Sebelius made many trips to White House
Without FOIA this article on Health and Human Services' Secretary Kathleen Sebelius' meetings leading up to the Obamacare launch would not have been possible.
Continue readingThe News Without Transparency – Mobile Phone Surveillance by Police Targets Millions Annually
Earlier this year, Rep. Edward Markey (D-MA) released information that his Congressional Privacy Caucus received from mobile carriers indicating that they had responded to 1.3 million requests from law enforcement for subscriber data in 2011. Wired Magazine’s Threat Level blog covered the release in detail, relying on information that may have never come to light without Markey’s efforts.
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