The Memory Hole Launches Blog
The Memory Hole launched a companion blog on March 10, where the author will focus on breaking news and information.
Category «Freedom of Information»
Amicus Brief in Cheney Energy Task Force Case
Press release: “The National Security Archive, together with America’s leading library and archival associations and four public interest groups, filed a joint amicus brief today in the U.S. Supreme Court case brought by Vice President Richard Cheney to prevent discovery into the makeup of his controversial energy policy task force.” “Joining the Archive in the …
Commentary on Government Secrecy and Freedom of Information
John Podesta’s Remarks at Princeton University, March 10, 2004, America’s Secret History: Securing Our Future By Embracing Open Government.
Study on Media Coverage of WMD Issue
Media Coverage of Weapons of Mass Destruction, the latest study from the Advanced Methods of Cooperative Security Program, March 9, 2004, by Susan Moeller. Summary Full version (101 pages, pdf) About the publisher: “The Center for International and Security Studies at Maryland (CISSM) is a research center that pursues policy-oriented scholarship on major issues facing …
White House and Secrecy of Gov’t Documents
Bush Administration Thwarts Access – Excerpt from The Buying of the President 2004 Shows the White House’s Propensity for Secrecy [Link]
9/11 Commission to Hold Series of Public Hearings
CNN reports that the 9/11 Commission will proceed with eight days of public hearings beginning March 23. Testimony is expected from cabinet secretaries from the Clinton and Bush administrations.
House Approves Extension for 9/11 Commission
Today the House approved, by voice vote, a 60 day extension for the 9/11 Commission to complete its work. Obstacles remain however, including obtaining what the Commission has determined an essential component of the job they were tasked to fulfill – the full and detailed testimony of President Bush, VP Cheney and other key administration …
9/11 Commission Finally Obtains Extension
Hastert u-turns on Commission: “Speaker J. Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.) has dropped his opposition to a 60-day extension requested by a national commission to write a report analyzing the causes of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.” [the new deadline is July 26, 2004] Response by the Chair and Vice Chair of the Commission Bush to Limit …
FOIA Researcher Publishes Guide to FBI Files Open to the Public
From Secret No More: “What follows is a subject guide to thousands of FBI files (and their file numbers) that are now publicly accessible. In many cases, these files have never been seen outside the FBI.” This list is being compiled, letter by letter, by Michael J. Ravnitzky, a serious student of the Freedom of …
No Extension for 9/11 Panel According to Hastert
Hastert Tells White House He Won’t Extend 9/11 Panel
New GAO Report on Freedom of Information Act
Information Management: Update on Freedom of Information Act Implementation Status. GAO-04-257, February 18. Highlights.
Opening of Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun Papers at LC
From the Library of Congress press release: “The 362-page guide (finding aid, already posted online as referenced in this link) to the Blackmun papers will be available on the Librarys public Web site, www.loc.gov, at 12:01 a.m., Thursday, March 4. Other materials, including case files for eight major cases and videotapes and transcripts of interviews …
