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Open The Government is an inclusive, nonpartisan coalition that works to strengthen our democracy and empower the public by advancing policies that create a more open, accountable, and responsive government. Lisa Rosenberg, executive director of Open The Government, released the following statement on theOfficeofDirectorof NationalIntelligence’s decision to stop in-person election security briefings for Congress and provide only written intelligence reports leading up to the 2020 election: “ODNI’s decision to provide written intelligence reports instead of extensive verbal, in-person briefings on election security is a brazen Read More When the coronavirus pandemic swept through the United States earlier this year, the federal government actively worked to curtail the public’s right to information under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Our government ignored, undermined, and blatantly rejected requests for records – all while taking unprecedented measures to control the messaging around the coronavirus and Read More Even as the deaths of Americans from COVID-19 climb past 175,000, the Trump administration continues to oppose scientific transparency. After five months of being stonewalled by the Center for Disease Control and the Department of Health and Human Services, Open The Government and the Government Accountability Project filed a lawsuit against both agencies. The lawsuit Read More Following news reports that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) signed a $224,000 contract with the secretive, controversial facial recognition company Clearview AI, Lisa Rosenberg, executive director of Open The Government released the following statement: “ICE’s extensive track record of abusive enforcement practices at the expense of civil rights makes the news of this contract with Clearview AI especially Read More Open The Government led a coalition of 27 organizations in urging Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar to rescind a directive to hospitals, hospital laboratories, and acute care facilities to reroute daily COVID-19 data reporting from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention to HHS via a system managed by a private contractor. Read More The year 2020 is already one for the history books. Across the country, people fear for their health and economic security, calls for a racial reckoning have taken on new urgency, and the future looks uncertain. At the same time, 2020 has exposed the danger of a secretive, unaccountable government. The country’s ability to tackle Read More Note:The Supreme Court today ruled in favor of a New York prosecutor’s review of Trump’s personal financial records, but delayed a decision on congressional subpoenas for comprehensive personal and business records. Statement of Lisa Rosenberg, executive director of Open The Government: The Supreme Court’s decision sends an encouraging message that it does not support the Read More HAPPY SUNSHINE WEEK! Open the Government invites you to celebrate Sunshine Week, an annual celebration of access to public information. Stand up for transparency and accountability by supporting our work. Make a donation so we can continue to push back against government secrecy. DONATE Return to site

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