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Freedom of Information Act

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A collection of news and information related to Freedom of Information Act published by this site and its partners.

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    Feb 22, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  1. 'Bring your own' devices pose challenges for government

    Mika J. Cross, a human resources manager for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, sometimes uses a laptop issued by the agency. But she is far more likely to check email or collaborate with colleagues on one of her two personal computers.
    Mika J. Cross, a human resources manager for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, sometimes uses a laptop issued by the agency. But she is far more likely to check email or collaborate with colleagues on one of her two personal computers. As someone...

    Tags: Public Employees, Theft, U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Government

    2. Oct 10, 2012 |Story| Associated Press
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    Tags: WikiLeaks, Courts-Martial, U.S. Military, Civil Rights, Military Justice

    3. Oct 2, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Some parents decry new Carroll schools' palm scanner

    Instead of paying for their lunches with crumpled dollar bills and loose change, students in Carroll County schools are having their palms scanned in a new check-out system — raising concerns from some parents that their children's privacy is being violated.
    Instead of paying for their lunches with crumpled dollar bills and loose change, students in Carroll County schools are having their palms scanned in a new check-out system — raising concerns from some parents that their children's privacy is...

    Tags: Pinellas County (Florida), Schools, Students, Personal Data Collection, Accounting and Auditing

    4. May 21, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  4. Court rules bin Laden death photos can stay secret

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the U.S. government had properly classified top secret more than 50 images of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden taken after his death, and that the government did not need to release them.
    Reuters
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the U.S. government had properly classified top secret more than 50 images of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden taken after his death, and that the government did not need to release them....

    Tags: Death of Osama bin Laden (2011), Abbottabad (Pakistan), Pakistan, Civil Rights, Justice System

    5. May 21, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  5. Chicago casino means corruption

    Mayor Rahm Emanuel is promoting a casino at an undisclosed location over which he’d have incredible power. The bidding process to choose a vendor would be sealed, and records would be exempt from the Freedom of Information Act until after the vendor...

    Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Political Corruption, Chicago Mayor

    6. May 20, 2013 |Story| Hampton Roads Daily Press

  6. Editorial: Keep that public access door open

    Recently, the office of Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli has taken the position that it does not have to comply with the requirements of Virginia's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), a law intended to provide broad public access to government...

    Tags: Lawyers, Civil Rights, The Washington Post, Justice System, Government

    7. May 20, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  7. Bluffton settles lawsuit with police officer who claimed unfair suspension, demotion

    The Island Packet Online
    A Bluffton police officer who claimed he was unfairly suspended, demoted and forced to take a pay cut in retaliation for filing complaints against the town's former police chief will receive back pay and be reinstated to his former rank, according to a...

    Tags: Litigation, Trials

    8. May 20, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  8. Hyrdrocodone tops list as most-prescribed drug in W.Va.

    Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.
    CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A powerful narcotic was the No. 1 prescribed drug among Medicare patients in West Virginia for 2010, and a Charleston neurologist was the top prescriber in the state. State doctors wrote 402,159 hydrocodone-acetaminophen...

    Tags: Chemical Industry, Powerball Lottery, Addiction, Medicare, Headaches

    9. May 19, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  9. Attorney General Cuccinelli not subject to Freedom of Information Act

    The Roanoke Times, Va.
    The state's open government law doesn't apply to Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, his office says, elaborating on responses to requests for public records connected with a company whose CEO gave $35,000 in gifts to Cuccinelli and Gov. Bob McDonnell. The...

    Tags: Lawyers, Civil Rights, Justice System, Government, National Government

    10. May 18, 2013 |Story| McClatchy-Tribune

  10. Hawaii-bound pension trustees may face removal by emergency manager

    Detroit Free Press
    Detroit emergency manager Kevyn Orr is researching whether he can fire some of the city's public pension trustees as four of them head to Hawaii this weekend for an all-expenses-paid trip to a conference. "Kevyn Orr is very concerned," spokesman Bill...

    Tags: Freedom of the Press, Detroit Free Press, Hotels and Accommodations, Interior Policy, Pension and Welfare

    11. May 17, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  11. Caroline Baum: Federal Reserve handicaps race of its own making

    Ed Koch, the late mayor of New York City, used to stop residents on the street and ask, "How am I doing?"
    Ed Koch, the late mayor of New York City, used to stop residents on the street and ask, "How am I doing?" With next month marking the four-year anniversary of the end of the 2007-2009 recession, the longest and deepest since the Great Depression, it...

    Tags: Economic Indicator, The Wall Street Journal, Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated, Labor Markets, Productivity

    12. May 17, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  12. U.S. Republicans see IRS scandal parallel in EPA info requests

    Reuters
    WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) - Republican lawmakers on Friday began an investigation into whether the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency greatly favored left-leaning environmentalists over conservative groups when granting fee waivers for requests to...

    Tags: Environmental Politics, Taxation, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Gina McCarthy

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