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National Park Service employees react to censorship
After this week’s shutdown by the Trump administration of publications and “outward facing” documents at executive agencies, government employees are taking action. Scientific American reports that anonymous employees of the National Park Service have created the AltUSNatlParkService Twitter account announcing their intent: “Mr. Trump, you may have taken us down officially. But with the scientific […]
Troubling freeze on science by Trump administration
The news out of Washington DC is not good if you’re a government information librarian or an open government advocate. In the last 24 hours, the Trump administration has put a freeze on EPA grants and contracts and ordered USDA science researchers to “cease publication of ‘outward facing’ documents and news releases.” Not only does […]
Senators appeal to Obama to save the Senate Torture Report
UPDATE: Senate torture report to be kept from public for 12 years after Obama decision by Spencer Ackerman, The Guardian (12 December 2016). President Obama has agreed to preserve the report, but his decision ensures that the document remains out of public view for at least 12 years and probably longer. Obama’s decision prevents Republican […]
Carl Malamud fighting for public information
A story about Carl Malamud’s long fight to keep public information public. Details his current fight against a lawsuit that seeks to keep laws that cover building codes, plumbing regulations, and product safety rules for baby seats accessible only for a fee. Carl Malamud has standards by Steven Levy, Backchannel (Sep 12, 2016). For the […]
CIA IG office “mistakenly” deletes Senate report on CIA torture
This is why US government information needs to be preserved off of .gov servers by FDLP libraries and other non-governmental organizations. It’s not enough that each agency has an Inspector General. Each agency should have one or more libraries collecting, preserving and giving access to its information *regardless* of political embarrassment or any other excuse […]
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