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Free speech: Federal appeals court rules man can pursue suit over firing from government job

donal brown June 5, 2012

A former chief prosecutor at Guantanamo fired from his job at the Library of Congress for criticizing the Obama administration in op-ed pieces in major newspapers can pursue his case against the library to get his job back according to a ruling by the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals.  -db From a commentary for the American Civil Liberties Union, June 1, 2012, by Josh Bell. Full story    

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Congressional Research Service voices concerns about federal open government initiative

donal brown February 14, 2011

The Congressional Research Service has not been sold on the Obama administration’s Open Government Initiative. A recently updated report criticized the effort for offering more data to the public but not granting transparency about how the government functions. The report also noted that while increased public participation could help produce positive outcomes, it could also reduce the speed of government action and cause security and privacy concerns. -db From Secrecy News, February 14, 2011 by

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Secrecy News: Wikileaks report on Iraq useful in revealing scale and horror of civilian casualties

donal brown October 25, 2010

While previously critical of Wikileaks for its irresponsible disclosure of some classified documents from the Afghan war, Secrecy News’ Steven Aftergood says that the Iraq war documents released on October 22 provide valuable insight into the war particularly on civilian casualties. -db Secrecy News Commentary October 25, 2010 By Steven Aftergood Thousands of previously unrecognized civilian casualties of the war in Iraq were documented in a collection of classified U.S. military records that were published

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