Talking Barr’s Redactions of the Mueller Report With the ‘Yoda of Official Secrecy’
The attorney general will add four categories of redactions to the special counsel's report on Trump campaign collusion with Russia. Can each be challenged?
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A FOIA Request Seeks Information on the Government’s Plan to House Immigrants at a Superfund Site
The request was filed as the Trump administration works to build detention centers at Goodfellow Air Force Base in San Angelo and Fort Bliss in El Paso.
The Department of Justice Pushes for Citizenship Question on 2020 Census
According to recently obtained emails, the Census Bureau is hurriedly attempting to add a citizenship status question at the behest of the DOJ.
A Watchdog Group Highlights the EPA’s Delayed FOIA Responses
A report by Project on Government Oversight claims that the EPA's Office of the Administrator has significantly delayed the department's processing of Freedom of Information Act requests.
Trump Is Aggressively and Secretly Scaling Back Government Regulations
The president, who has spent his business career on the other side of government regulations, has put an emphasis on cutting old rules.
Trying (and Failing) to Get Records From the ‘Most Transparent Administration’
A firsthand look at the incompetence and neglect behind President Obama's failure to make good on his FOIA promises.
Capitol Case: One Man’s Enduring Fight Against Government Secrecy
Robert Freeman, the executive director of the New York Committee on Open Government, reflects on seven governors and their records for transparency.
12 Years After the Attack, Young Soldiers at Guantanamo Bay Are Getting 9/11 History Lessons
They were only in grade school when the World Trade Center fell.
Does the U.S. Pay Families When Drones Kill Innocent Yemenis?
We requested information on how the U.S. handles condolence payments for civilian drone strike deaths in Yemen. But the military won’t reveal a thing.
When War Records Go Missing
Army Secretary John McHugh confirms to members of Congress that commanders in Iraq and Afghanistan failed to keep required field records: “Steps are being taken to make sure this doesn’t happen again.”