Could DoD IG Reports be made âprivateâ due to Trump’s off-hand remark?
Steven Aftergood over at Federation of American Scientists’ Secrecy News project writes today that President Trump recently commented off-handedly that reports from the Department of Defense’ Inspector General should be private and not publicly accessible. It’s unclear if this off-the-cuff comment will lead to less public access to these important reports, but Aftergood notes that […]
Justice Dept. admits error but wonât correct report falsely linking terrorism to immigration
[UPDATE 1/8/2019]: Here’s more context about the DoJ’s disinformation report on immigrants: Case Closed: The Justice Department Wonât Stand Behind Its Report on Immigrants and Terrorism””. By Benjamin Wittes Monday, January 7, 2019. Donât look now, but the United States Department of Justice just came perilously close to admitting that it engaged in disinformation about […]
Accusations of cronyism and ‘wasteful’ spending at GPO
2019 is not starting off on a good foot for the Government Publishing Office (GPO). NPR reports that in June 2018, GPO’s Office of Inspector General sent an interim report to the Joint Committee on Printing (JCP), the congressional committee that oversees the agency finding mismanagement, misuse of position, and disregard” for hiring and contracting […]
Agenda for 2019: Exploring Digital Deposit
As 2018 ends, it is time to start setting the agenda for the FDLP for 2019. This year has a lot of potential despite (or because of) the failure of Title 44 reform, the shutdown of the government, and the general political gridlock of Congress. 2018: The Year of "Modernizing" The biggest FDLP news in […]
Government shutdown causing information access problems
January 14, 2019 / 4 Comments on Government shutdown causing information access problems
Twitter and newspapers are buzzing with complaints about widespread problems with access to government information and data (see for example, Wall Street Journal (paywall đ ), ZDNet News, Pew Center, Washington Post, Scientific American, TheVerge, and FedScoop to name but a few). Maybe when/if the government opens again, we should scrape the NIST and CSRC […]
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