Last year we called the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), H.R. 3523 in the 112th Congress, “terrible on... View Article
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The new cybersecurity bill, CISPA, or HR 3523, is terrible on transparency. The bill proposes broad new information collection and... View Article
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Tomorrow is the two year anniversary of the Open Government Directive (OGD), the signature transparency policy issued by the Obama administration... View Article
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This coming Tuesday, President Obama will deliver a speech alongside the UN General Assembly, coinciding with the unveiling of the... View Article
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The House appears to be on the ball in pushing back against the kind of executive branch secrecy that Ellen... View Article
Continue readingSecrecy Report Card 2008
OpenTheGovernment.org, a coalition of organizations (including Sunlight) aimed at promoting transparency in the federal government, released their fifth annual Secrecy... View Article
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