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H.R. 4909 (2017 defense spending)

The 2017 defense authorization spending bill includes a provision exempting military “tactics, techniques and procedures” from disclosure.

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  • POWER-POWERED STORY (IMPACT): Senators ask for DEA data in wake of Washington Post investigation

    Without FOIA, reporters would not have an administrative law judge’s concerns on the record, which in part helped spur the Senators to act.  The Post’s work had an impact. Acting DEA Administrator Chuck Rosenberg sent this memo to all employees:

    “Recent articles in The Washington Post criticized our historical management of administrative diversion cases,” the message read. “Are there things we need to fix? You bet. We can — and should — learn from fair and thoughtful criticism. Such criticism can be painful, but we ignore it at our peril. . . .”

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New name, new focus for SGI

February 9, 2017

The Sunshine in Government Initiative, a coalition of media groups promoting open government, early in 2017 re-launched as News Media for Open Government. The coalition will focus on promoting open government as as well as policies and practices that directly affect newsgathering. Read…

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H.R. 4922

Applies the requirements of the federal FOIA to the National Security Council.

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