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Groups Advising President Structured to Avoid Public Disclosure

The White House appears to be deliberately structuring and naming business-focused groups that advise the President to exempt them from federal transparency law that requires meetings of such groups be formally announced in advance and open to the public. A White House official who asked not to be named told Politico that the White House […]

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DHS Daily Open Source Infrastructure Report discontinued

Gary Price at InfoDocket is an excellent source of fast changing information about government information. If you don’t already follow InfoDocket, now is a good time to start so you can stay on top of things. Gary called our attention to this: Another U.S. Gov Resource No Longer Available: DHS Stops Publishing “Daily Open Source […]

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Popular Science Magazine explains importance of open government information

News of the Trump administration’s actions to control the release of scientific information are coming out fast today. After posting a few stories about the issue here, I realize that we at FGI will have to focus on substantive announcements and analyses rather than every hour-to-hour development. With that in mind, here is an article […]

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Reuters reports Trump administration ordered EPA to cut climate page from website

Reuters is reporting that “U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration has instructed the Environmental Protection Agency to remove the climate change page from its website….The page could go down as early as Wednesday, the sources said.” Trump administration tells EPA to cut climate page from website: sources

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Sunlight Foundation lists agencies told not to communicate with the public

The Sunlight Foundation says, “We adamantly oppose measures that limit disclosing documents and data to the public, particularly the publication of scientific papers, research and analysis, or public access to government scientists or technologists that can explain the findings” and provides a list of “reported formal actions to limit public communication at federal agencies.” Reports […]

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