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Opinion: Secrecy News challenges Obama assessment of open government gains

donal brown September 19, 2011

The Obama administration’s report on progress on transparency in the federal government contains some false information, misrepresentations, and omits some successes notably in limiting national security secrecy, writes Steven Aftergood in Secrecy News. Aftergood thinks that although some strides have been made in releasing data on government agencies through Data.gov, overall the report is not accurate or comprehensive enough, making it difficult to use it as a guide for future progress. -db From a commentary

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Wikileaks: Need seen for altering national security classification system

donal brown December 1, 2010

Secrecy News’ Steven Aftergood sees much to criticize about Wikileaks’ indiscriminate release of classified U.S. government documents but says the release highlights the need to reexamine classification policies. -db Secrecy News Commentary November 29, 2010 By Steven Aftergood The massive disclosure of a quarter million diplomatic records by Wikileaks this weekend underscores the precarious state of the U.S. national security classification system. The Wikileaks project seems to be, more than anything else, an assault on

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New York Times editorial asks for strong reform of state secrets policy

donal brown September 30, 2009

The Electronic Frontier Foundation embraces a New York Times editorial that criticizes the new guidelines for invoking the state secrets privilege, arguing that independent court review is essential to prevent abuses of the privilege. -DB Electronic Frontier Foundation Legislative Analysis September 30, 2009 By Kevin Bankston Today’s New York Times included an excellent editorial on the Obama Adminstration’s new policy toward the state secrets privilege. Echoing EFF’s disappointment in the new procedures, the editorial explains:

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Obama’s new policy on state secrets disappoints EFF attorney

donal brown September 24, 2009

An attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation argues that the Obama administration did not go far enough in reforming the use of the state secrets privilege. The changes will run a decision through executive layers but still allow the government to invoke the privilege to block a court case without judicial oversight. -DB Electronic Frontier Foundation Legislative Analysis September 24, 2009 By Kurt Opsahl After months of internal review, the Obama Administration today announced a new

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Obama to announce new policy on state secrets

donal brown September 23, 2009

The Obama administration is expected to make it harder for the government to invoke a “state secrets” claim when asked about such activities as rendition, wiretaps and treatment of terrorist suspects. -DB The Washington Post September 23, 2009 By Carrie Johnson The Obama administration will announce a new policy Wednesday making it much more difficult for the government to claim that it is protecting state secrets when it hides details of sensitive national security strategies

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