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Three out of Five Federal Agencies Flout New FOIA Law
The National Security Archive at George Washington University reports that only 38 of 99 federal government agencies have updated their FOIA Regulations as required by law. Three out of Five Federal Agencies Flout New FOIA Law Audit compiled and written by Lauren Harper, Nate Jones, and Tom Blanton National Security Archive (March 11, 2017). The […]
Ethics Waivers Missing from White House Website
A White House web page that says it will report appointees who have been granted waivers to an Ethics Pledge has no posting as of March 10. A January 28 executive order, “Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Appointees” requires full-time political appointees to sign an Ethics Pledge that is similar to President Obama’s Executive Order […]
Major News Organizations Protest Secy. of State Ditching Press
The Poynter Institute reports that bureau chiefs from major news organizations sent a letter to the State Department protesting Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s decision to travel to Beijing, Seoul, and Tokyo without any traveling press. Bureau chiefs ‘deeply concerned’ that Rex Tillerson is ditching the press on Asia trip, by Benjamin Mullin Poynter (March […]
Fears Raised About Access to Government Data
McClatchy News Service outlines the things that the Trump administration has done that have alarmed groups with a stake in public access to information including historians, librarians, journalists, climate scientists, internet activists. Trump’s actions raise fears about access to government data, By Stuart Leavenworth and Adam Ashton, Spokane, WA Spokesman-Review [McClatchy] (Mar. 8, 2017). Wondering […]
Many Federal Websites Fail to Meet Basic Standards for Speed and Security
A new report by The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) says that ninety-two percent of federal government websites studied fail to meet at least one basic standard for security, speed, mobile friendliness, or accessibility. Benchmarking U.S. Government Websites by Alan McQuinn and Dainel Castro The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (March 2017). (summary) (press […]
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