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OTG, openness groups, urge FOIA Ombudsman to revise strict confidentiality requirements

Today, OTG and 11 endorsing organizations provided comments to the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) on its proposed rule on the implementing guidance and procedures for OGIS’s FOIA dispute resolution services.

OTG, openness groups, urge no barriers to "Release to All" FOIA policy

Today, OTG and 5 endorsing organizations provided comment to the Justice Department on its “Release to One, Release to All” draft FOIA policy guidance developed by the Office of Information Policy (OIP).

Coalition Opposes FBI Proposal to Weaken Privacy Protections for Insider Threat Program Records

Today, OpenTheGovernment.org and ten other organizations committee to openness, privacy, and free speech submitted comments to the Department of Justice on the FBI’s proposal to exempt its new records system, the Insider Threat Program Records (ITPR) system, from critical parts of the Privacy Act.

Coalition comments urge adherence to requirement of Deaths in Custody Reporting Act and greater accountability in DOJ proposed implementation guidance

Today, OpenTheGovernment.org submitted comments -- endorsed by civil rights, human rights, immigrant rights, privacy and transparency organizations -- to the Department of Justice about the proposed implementation of the Deaths In Custody Reporting Act (DICRA).

Coalition: DOJ’s proposed implementation of Deaths In Custody Reporting Act does not meet the law’s requirements

Today, OpenTheGovernment.org joined a coalition of criminal justice, civil rights, human rights, faith-based, immigrant rights, LGBTQ, and open government organizations in expressing concern over the Justice Department’s proposed implementation of the Deaths In Custody Reporting Act (DICRA) -- which requires states and federal law enforcement agencies, to report to the Attorney General certain information on the death of any person who is de