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5 articles
Open Government · October 8, 2012
The Future of Freedom of Information in the United States
On the achievements and remaining challenges in U.S. Freedom of Information practice — agency backlogs, exemption growth, and reform proposals.
Open Government · May 22, 2012
A New Proactive Transparency: Open Data and Access to Information Promises and Challenges
On the shift from reactive FOIA-driven transparency to proactive open-data publication — what governments are committing to and where it falls short.
Open Government · March 10, 2012
Attacks on Open Government on the Rise in the United States
A summary of state-level legislation in early 2012 narrowing public-records access, FOI exemptions, and government-meeting transparency.
Sunlight Foundation · November 21, 2011
Sunlight Weekly Roundup: Indiana Narrows Public's Ability to Review Government Emails
Sunlight Foundation's weekly roundup on Indiana legislation that narrowed public-records access to government email correspondence.
Open Government · December 8, 2010
WikiLeaks Is a Blow to Open Government
An argument that the WikiLeaks cable release would create a backlash that hardens government secrecy rather than expand transparency.