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CIA makes use of review process of classification documents more difficult

donal brown February 13, 2012

The Central Intelligence Agency has made it harder to use the Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) process to challenge classification status of government records. Classifications have been overturned  through the MDR, but now the CIA is charging those using the review process up to $72 per hour even if no documents are found or released. -db From a commentary in Secrecy News, February 13, 2012 by Steven Aftergood. Full story  

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Government study of leaks of classified documents calls for dialogue with media

donal brown February 9, 2012

A study of leaks of classified information says that the friction caused by interests in keeping national security secrets and in the public’s right to know can be mitigated to some extent through improved understanding and management achieved partly through dialogue between the government and media. WikiLeaks has changed the secrecy terrain, writes Steven Aftergood for Secrecy News, with the government’s increased focus on leaks and use of new surveillance tools. -db From a commentary

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ACLU challenges federal government on records of drone attacks killing U.S. citizens in Yemen

donal brown February 2, 2012

The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the Obama administration to force them to release records related to the deaths by drone attacks of three U.S. citizens in Yemen. The administration cited national security in denying the request for the documents under the Freedom of Information Act, but the ACLU said the drone program should not be allowed to operate without transparency and accountability. -db From The Washington Post, February 1, 2012, by Karen DeYoung.

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Appeal in the works in Twitter/WikiLeaks case

donal brown January 23, 2012

The American Civil Liberties Union and the Electronic Frontier Foundation are set to file an appeal concerning the U.S. government’s attempts to obtain Twitter records in their investigation of WikiLeaks. The ACLU and EFF are seeking to prevent the government from sealing records of their efforts to obtain private information of Internet users without a warrant. -db From a press release by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, January 20, 2012. Full release  

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California: Los Alamitos councilman in trouble for violating confidentiality of closed meetings

donal brown January 19, 2012

The Los Alamitos City Council voted 3-1 to prosecute Councilman Warren Kusumoto for an alleged violation of the Brown Act, the state’s open meeting law. Kusumoto had disclosed that in closed-door discussions on a lawsuit against the city, he had a different viewpoint  from the council majority. The City Attorney said in that disclosure he had violated the rule against the confidentiality of closed meetings although Kusumoto’s views on the lawsuit were well known in

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