'SUNSHINE WEEK' SHINES LIGHT ON TRANSPARENCY
17 Mar 2010 // Kevin Bogardus // The Hill - Democrats and Republicans have tangled over whether efforts to pass healthcare reform are benefiting from backdoor deals and questionable parliamentary maneuvering.
On Tuesday, however, there was some indication of a growing bipartisan consensus for the need to increase government transparency and openness, as Sunshine Week dawned on Washington. More»
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CREW URGES SUPPORT OF ‘FASTER FOIA ACT’ TO REDUCE DELAYS IN PROCESSING RECORDS REQUESTS
17 Mar 2010 // Washington, D.C. - Today, CREW and transparency-advocates wrote to Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and John Cornyn (R-TX), the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, expressing support for the proposed Faster FOIA Act. The Act would establish an advisory commission to examine delays in processing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and recommend reforms to streamline the requesting process. More»
CREW WINS AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION’S JAMES MADISON AWARD FOR WORK IN MISSING WHITE HOUSE EMAILS CASE
16 Mar 2010 // Washington, D.C. - Yesterday, in a ceremony in the Knight Conference Center at the Newseum, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington’s (CREW) Chief Counsel Anne Weismann accepted the American Library Association’s (ALA) James Madison Award for CREW’s work in the missing White House emails case. More»
CREW JOINS OPEN GOVERNMENT GROUPS IN CALLING FOR CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS ON PUBLIC ONLINE INFORMATION ACT
16 Mar 2010 // Washington, D.C. - Today, CREW and 26 open-government advocates called on Congress to hold hearings on the proposed Public Online Information Act (POIA), which would require broad, easy online access to public government information. The POIA would mandate the Executive Branch to permanently post public records and would create an advisory committee to develop government-wide disclosure policies. More»
CREW CRITICAL OF ADMINISTRATION’S RESPONSE TO FOIAS
16 Mar 2010 // Washington, D.C. - In honor of Sunshine Week, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) released today its assessment of the Obama administration’s response to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. CREW praised President Obama for making clear that he values transparency and accountability, and for reversing the Bush administration’s policies favoring government secrecy in favor of promises of unparalleled openness in government. More»
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