Secrecy
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Groups protest lack of accountability in Treasury bill
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press joined other open government groups Tuesday protesting the lack of transparency and… -
Concern spreads about lack of accountability in emergency Treasury bill
In light of last week's crisis on Wall Street, Congress is considering emergency legislation aimed at giving the Treasury Department… -
Buffalo mayor to give media back its access to crime details
Faced with spreading criticism, the mayor of Buffalo agreed Thursday to restore basic crime details that have vanished from the police computer that… -
Most grand jury testimony from Rosenberg trial to be released
A federal judge in New York decided Tuesday not to release the grand jury testimony of a crucial witness in Ethel Rosenberg's… -
Lawyer wanted subpoenaed reporters' cell phone numbers
A lawyer investigating a grand jury leak turned to Pennsylvania state legislative staffers to get the cell phone numbers of… -
Public locked out of arraignment for deputy's shooting death
In what was later termed a "misunderstanding," reporters and relatives of a man charged with murdering a California sheriff's deputy… -
GAO: protecting privacy or promoting secrecy?
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) told Congress today that the U.S. government isn't doing enough to protect the privacy of… -
Judge sides with White House in e-mail suit
Despite 20 years of compliance with the Freedom of Information Act, a federal judge ruled Monday that the White House's Office… -
Judge orders SBA to release contracting data
The United States Small Business Association (SBA) must reveal the names of businesses to which it provides government contracts, U.S.… -
N.J. Senate to vote on disclosure bill to end secret settlements
Editor's note (5/22): The New Jersey Senate Bill regarding confidential settlement agreements was not inspired solely by the parole board…