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From March 24, the text (in pdf) of former National Coordinator for Counterterrorism, National Security Council, Richard Clarke’s testimony before the eighth public hearing held by the 9/11 Commission, as well as the CNN transcript of his testimony.
‘We’re in a new era of secrecy’, by Taylor Holliday 2004 National FOI Day keynote speech, by David L. Sobel 2004 FOI update: Federal legislation , by Kevin M. Goldberg 2004 FOI update: The courts, by Harry Hammitt 2004 FOI update: The states, by Mac McLean
The Memory Hole has published links to the Inventories of George W. Bush’s Gubernatorial Papers, held by the Texas State Archives.
A coaliton comprised of library associations and advocacy groups with a strong interest in freedom of information, has launched a new website, still under construction, called OpenTheGovernment.org. The group is seeking public contributions of the “ten most wanted government documents” to be posted to the site. Areas of interest include national security, environment, health and …
When Spin Spins Out of Control: “From scientific data to health facts to intelligence in the war in Iraq, the Bush White House has been dogged by a string of high-profile controversies over how it handles information.”
DoD: National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS), Freedom of Information Act Program, Final rule, March 19, 2004 [Federal Register] “This part implements the Freedom of Information Act, as amended. It assigns responsibility for responding to written requests made pursuant to the Act and provides for the review required to determine the appropriateness of classification.”
A Selected Bibliography on the Freedom of Information Act, 1980-2004 Public Libraries and the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA): Legal Sources – Updated Metaforix@Health: Keeping Up With Health Trends Online Through E-Letters Notes from the Tech Trenches: Cost Effective Research Wisdom From the Grammar Goddess: Commas Many Agency Websites Play Hide and Seek With FOIA …
From Rep. Henry Waxman, Ranking Member, Committee on Government Reform, this searchable database comprises “237 specific misleading statements about the threat posed by Iraq…made by “five officials (President George W. Bush, Vice President Richard Cheney, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of State Colin Powell, and National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice) in 125 public appearances in …
HHS Secretary Thompson Calls for Investigation Into Whether Medicare Actuary Was Pressured To Withhold Estimates. From the New York Times: Inquiry Ordered on Medicare Official’s Charge Mysterious Fax Adds to Intrigue Over the Medicare Bill’s Cost The Actuary and the Actor: “Actors were hired by the Department of Health and Human Services to pose as …
“The purpose of this hearing is to determine the status of the Computer Assisted Passenger Prescreening System (CAPPS II), and the progress made in addressing concerns regarding privacy, due process, accuracy, and the effectiveness of the system.” [Link] The Transportation Security Adminstration’s CAPPS II, by Paul Rosenzweig (Senior Legal Research Fellow in the Center for …
Via CalPundit, a pdf version of the report, and from Cryptome, an HTML version with “redacted names and ommited footnotes in red.” Previous postings, Report on Unauthorized Access to Senate Judiciary Cmte. Computer Files and Prosecutor Requested to Investigate Unauthorized Access to Senate Judiciary Cmte. Computer Files.
Through foi.net, users may “search a database of requests for information filed with departments and agencies of the Canadian government under Canada’s Access to Information Act. It contains descriptions of most requests filed since January 1, 1999.”
