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Court Rules That Laws Can Be Copyrighted
Carl Malamud has been fighting for free public access to private standards (like building codes) that are “incorporated by reference” into the law. Such standards are usually copyrighted and not published in official, public domain versions of the law. The federal district court in Washington DC has just ruled that this practice of, essentially, copyrighting […]
Government Statistics Under Trump
Scientists and statisticians are worried that the 115th Congress and Trump Administration will harm the collection of statistical data by the government, according to several articles cited in the January 31, 2017 Ocassional Note of the Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics (COPAFS). Trump shouldn’t close the doors on government data, By Catherine Rampell. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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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