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Press release from New York Governor George E. Pataki, May 3, 2005: “Governor George E. Pataki today announced that he has signed legislation into law that will strengthen New York State’s Freedom of Information Law (FOIL). The new law sets specific new timeframe requirements that will provide clarity and guidance to local governments and State …
This according to Washington Post (reg. req’d) writer Dan Eggen: “The report, titled A Review of the FBI’s Handling of Intelligence Information Related to the September 11 Attacks, provides an in-depth examination of three episodes considered potential missed opportunities to detect the Sept. 11 plot, including Moussaoui’s arrest in August 2001.” Related documents: from FindLaw, …
Declassification Board: Named but Unfunded – Panel on Government Secrecy Unable to Operate [Washington Post, reg. re’d] Related references: Public Interest Declassification Act of 2000 and White House Names Members to Decslassification Board
From Federal Computer Week, an overview of growing support for legislation to provide for more efficient responses to Freedom of Information Act requests by leveraging technology applications already in place in state and government agencies. Related sources on FOI issues and legislation.
Press release from the National Security Archive: “Washington, D.C., April 28, 2005 – In response to Freedom of Information Act requests and a lawsuit, the Pentagon this week released hundreds of previously secret images of casualties returning to honor guard ceremonies from the Afghanistan and Iraq wars and other conflicts, confirming that images of their …
UPI reported today that key members of the Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States repeatedly threatened to resign if the President did not guarantee the cooperation of intelligence agencies during the course of their enquires.
IRS Denies It’s Refusing to Release Papers…and in response, Federal Lawsuit Filed Today Against IRS Is Part of Broad Effort to Provide Information About Agency’s Audit Activities to the Public Background: Dangers Posed by IRS Secrecy Full Text of District Court Complaint (12 pages, PDF)
Has the sun set on FOIAs future?: “Kevin Goldberg, legal counsel for the American Society of Newspaper Editors (ASNE) said government efforts to prevent the public release of information is forcing many newspapers to go to court.” President Bush addressed the American Society of Newspaper Editors today. The full text of his remarks are available …
Data on the classification of government documents, compiled by the National Records and Archives Administration’s Information Security Oversight Office, is available in the 2004 Report to the President: “This report provides information on the status of the security classification program as required by Executive Order 12958, as amended, “Classified National Security Information. It includes statistics …
A federal court orders the CIA to disclose its 1963 budget in Freedom of Information Act litigation brought by a pro se plaintiff, Steven Aftergood v. Central Intelligence Agency. This is the first time that a court has ordered the CIA to surrender budget information.” (Federation of American Scientists via FindLaw)
White House Has Tightly Restricted Oversight of C.I.A. Detentions “By law, the White House is required to notify the House and Senate Intelligence Committees of all intelligence-gathering activities. But the White House has taken the stance that the secret detention program is too sensitive to be described to any members other than the top Republican …
Following-up on the controversy concerning the startlingly high fee set by the DOJ to fulfill a FOIA request that made news back in January, today’s article from the Daily Business Review indicates the cost of fulfilling the request will be less than originally estimated, as will be access to the scope of information requested.
