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House passes FOIA reform bill
The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday unanimously passed the FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act, paving the way for more streamlined… -
Tech companies call on government to end bulk data collection and reform other surveillance policies
Eight leading technology companies called on the U.S. government Monday to end bulk data collection of Internet communications and to… -
Tech companies in lawsuit must identify paid journalists and bloggers, federal court rules
Media advocates are concerned about a federal court order that compels two technology companies involved in a drawn-out patent infringement… -
Google report: Government agency requests for content removal and user data rise globally and in U.S.
Requests from government agencies in the U.S. to remove Internet content and reveal more information about online users continues to… -
Federal court finds Bloomberg's publication of copyrighted conference call recording to be fair use
A federal court last week rejected a copyright infringement lawsuit against Bloomberg L.P. for its unauthorized publication of a conference… -
Redacted court documents could be released in heavily sealed Bradley Manning case
In the first movement toward transparency in the tightly sealed trial of Pfc. Bradley Manning, the man accused of leaking… -
FOIA and technology hot topic at House oversight subcommittee hearing
The importance of streamlining agency efforts to fill federal Freedom of Information Act requests was the hot topic at a… -
Senate Judiciary Committee discusses transparency, FOIA
Transparency and government adherence to the federal Freedom of Information Act was under scrutiny at a U.S. Senate Judiciary hearing… -
FOIA panelists say Obama has far to go in transparency
Despite President Barack Obama’s promise for more transparency in government, the administration has a long way to go, according to… -
Advocacy groups react to Obama's transparency proposals
Open government organizations praised what they called sweeping commitments to promote government transparency and accountability in an action plan released…