From Truth-Out.org
The Occupy Wall Street Homeland Security FOIA documents are now available for download courtesy of Truth-Out.org.
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Justice Department supports FOIA portal
The Justice Department says it supports a multi-agency effort to create an online portal for Freedom of Information Act requests.
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From Open NDAA
Imagine that someone is put in charge of your personal budget, and authorizes all of your spending money for food, clothes, rent and fun. Now, imagine that person decides your budget in secret, without taking any input from you. Sounds like a terrible idea, right?
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Georgia Senate OKs Open Records Law Overhaul
From GPB News
ATLANTA—State lawmakers passed a bill Tuesday that would introduce the first major changes to the state’s open meetings and records act in a decade. It would stiffen penalties for agencies that withhold open records and boards that hold meetings in secret.
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White House to petitioners: We ARE listening
From NextGov
The Obama administration takes petitions posted to its We the People website seriously and during weekly meetings discusses responses to those that cross the 25,000-signature threshold, officials said in a response and video posted Thursday.
The White House launched We the People in September, touting it as a one-stop shop for citizens to petition the federal government and as part of the Obama administration's larger commitment to open government.
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San Diego company will handle online voting for Colorado residents, military personnel living overseas
Everyone Counts, a San Diego company that provides online voting technology, has been selected by the Colorado Secretary of State to implement a new ballot delivery system to serve military personnel and other overseas voters.
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GSA OIG, Office of Government Ethics Taking Steps Towards Open Government
From Project on Government Oversight
POGO recently learned about two agencies that are promoting an open government agenda that will help the public learn more about contractors and government officials.
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Halliburton wins praise from open-government groups for commitment to political disclosure
This is news: Halliburton is being praised — yes, praised! — by political watchdog groups. The Houston-based multinational corporation, which has been blasted for a decade by liberals and good government groups for its close ties to the White House and the Pentagon, is now being held up as a model of openness.
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Second records request sent to area school districts includes definition of misconduct
From Daily Bulletin
Ten local school districts have been asked to provide copies of complaints of teacher misconduct and records of any actions taken as a result of such conduct.
The Public Records Act requests, sent last week by The Sun and the Daily Bulletin, follow queries sent last month to 19 school districts seeking the number of complaints of teacher misconduct in the last five years.
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Redding denies records request for REU investigative reports
Redding intends to keep under wraps a pair of investigative reports on mismanagement and hostile workplace allegations in the electric utility's customer service department.
On Monday, a Los Angeles law firm representing the city denied the Record Searchlight's request for the reports dating to 2008, saying they are exempt from public disclosure because they are part of personnel records.
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