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Pentagon admits ‘arrogance’, promises more openness

donal brown September 3, 2009

The Joint Chief of Staff Chairman has called for the Pentagon to exhibit greater openness, but military officials say they plan no changes in policy based on the chairman’s comments. -DB Stars and Stripes Analysis September 3, 2009 By Leo Shane III WASHINGTON, D.C. — Media critics for years have blasted the military for its heavy-handed efforts to control the flow of information coming out of the Pentagon. And now the Joint Chiefs Chairman has agreed

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Supreme Court justice allows unsealing of records of Catholic sex abuse suits

donal brown August 27, 2009

The Catholic Church is expected to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on the constitutional issues concerning the order to release court records on 20 clergy sex abuse cases in Connecticut. -DB Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press August 27, 2009 By Rory Eastburg U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Tuesday refused a Catholic diocese’s emergency request to stay an order unsealing court records related to more than 20 clergy sex abuse suits.

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Obama administration making headway in transparency efforts

donal brown August 18, 2009

While its efforts have been criticized, the Obama administration has launched promising initiatives to bring accountability and transparency to government and continues to work on improvements. -DB OMB Watch Commentary August 18, 2009 At the close of President Obama’s first 200 days in office, the administration has demonstrated a willingness to experiment with new technologies and their potential role in making government more participatory and accountable. New e-government tools have been deployed to keep track of

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Federal government: New ‘sharing’ agency no guarantee to transparency

donal brown August 17, 2009

Secrecy News’ Steven Atergood says that the newly appointed Senior Director for Information Sharing Policy does not have a mandate for transparency. Rather, Aftergood asserts, “information sharing” does not include the public. -DB Secrecy News Federation of American Scientists Analysis August 17, 2009 By Steven Aftergood The Obama Administration is giving increased attention to the continuing post-9/11 challenge of information sharing, with a newly appointed White House Senior Director of Information Sharing Policy tasked to

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Scant information on Supreme Court Web site

donal brown August 11, 2009

The Supreme Court’s Web site does not offer much information including oral arguments and briefs, merit briefs and petitions. -DB NextGov August 7, 2009 By Aliya Sternstein The public had ample opportunity to parse the words of Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Senate Web sites before she was confirmed on Thursday, but when she begins hearing cases from the nation’s top bench in September, the Supreme Court Web site will not provide the same level of accessibility.

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