Tag Archive: WikiLeaks

On weaponized transparency

by Alex Howard and John Wonderlich

policy

Jul 28, 2016 1:08 pm

We all need journalists and publishing platforms to consider carefully how they publish sensitive information, whether it has been leaked... View Article

Change.gov is Back Up

by John Wonderlich Jul 30, 2013 11:21 am

Change.gov, the website of the Obama transition that went missing sometime last month, is now back online. The agenda, including... View Article

Diplomats not the only ones aiding Boeing business abroad

by Ryan Sibley

investigations

Jan 4, 2011 2:04 pm

Over the weekend the New York Times ran a story highlighting the diplomatic relations used to help Boeing acquire business in foreign nations, but the informal and potentially inappropriate dealings between diplomats and foreign leaders done for Boeing's benefit is not the only thing the U.S. government does to help the company's bottom line.

The Export-Import Bank of the United States regularly issues loans and loan guarantees in foreign countires to help Boeing export its commercial aircraft. According to the Ex-Im Bank's annual reports for 2009 and 2010, the bank issued almost $20 billion in long-term ...

Would the Air Force block the government if it posted WikiLeaks cables?

by Paul Blumenthal Dec 15, 2010 2:05 pm

According to the New York Times, the United States Air Force is blocking access to any web sites that have... View Article

Leaks and Open Government

by John Wonderlich Dec 15, 2010 11:20 am

Some recent discussions of WikiLeaks have labeled information leaks as the silver bullet in creating a more transparent government. There... View Article

WikiLeaks Thoughts

by Ellen Miller Dec 14, 2010 9:45 am

This post was co-written by Ellen Miller and Mike Klein, Sunlight’s co-founders. The Sunlight Foundation was founded in 2006 with... View Article

Firms severing ties with Wikileaks have multiple interests before feds

by Bill Allison

investigations

Dec 7, 2010 3:52 pm

Amazon.com, Paypal, MasterCard and Visa have ceased to do business with Wikileaks--the controversial organization that's published thousands of classified U.S. government documents. All four have spent millions of dollars lobbying the federal government on a variety of issues ranging from keeping Internet sales exempt from taxation to the regulation of credit card issuers under the Dodd Frank financial reform bill.

Lobbyists for Amazon.com, for example, have reported spending more than $20 million to influence the government since 1999, according to data compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics. In the company's most recent lobbying disclosure ...

S. Res. 118 – Free CRS Reports

by Ellen Miller Apr 30, 2009 4:59 pm

Once again, Sen. Joe Lieberman (Conn.) has introduced a resolution in the Senate to put non-confidential Congressional Research Service (CRS)... View Article