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Second term open government agenda: Achieving greater transparency

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The National Freedom of Information Coalition and a host of open government groups offered their support of a message to President Obama in an op-ed written by OpenTheGovernment.org’s executive director Patrice McDermott and published January 31 in The Hill.

"The administration has made progress toward proactively releasing more information online, including on such sites as data.gov, recovery.gov and USAspending.gov," the op-ed states. "But more yet can be done toward achieving transparency."

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Advisory board urges White House to lead secrecy reform

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From Secrecy News:

In a long-awaited report to the President, the Public Interest Declassification Board urged the White House to take the lead in fixing the national secrecy system.

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One Year Later, Delivering on the Commitments of the Open Government Partnership

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From OMB Watch:

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Obama to Confront Skeptical Audience on Transparency Record

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From SF Gate:

When President Barack Obama addresses a national gathering of newspaper editors and publishers today, he will confront his promise of government transparency before an audience skeptical of his record.

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