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The Government’s decision to launch a review of the Freedom of Information Act was widely condemned when it was announced back in July as likely to lead to “more secrecy, more mistakes and bad decisions”. It is effectively a review by government officials that provides the excuse to water down current transparency laws to create a […]
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British Politicians Plot A Charter for Cover-Ups – A Return to Secrecy
September 25th, 2015 
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Department of Agriculture Sued for Withholding Safety Information on GM Crops
September 3rd, 2015 Awake Goy The Department of Agriculture has been violating the Freedom of Information Act for over thirteen years, according to the Center for Food Safety (CFS), who is now suing the Agency for withholding information on the (lack of) safety of GMO crops. CFS just filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant […]
‘Independent’ GMO researcher received $25K grant from Monsanto
August 30th, 2015 Awake Goy In January of 2015, a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by Oakland organization U.S. Right to Know requested email records between academics, scientists, and representatives of Big Agriculture. The FOIA requests were sent to 14 scientists at four public universities, requesting information on communications and email records. The FOIA findings included communications of well-known, staunch proponents […]
Suit Filed Over FBI Impersonation Of Journalists
August 30th, 2015 Awake Goy Print Friendly FBI headquarters in Washington. (Bonnie Jo Mount/The Washington Post) The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and The Associated Press are asking the U.S. district court in Washington, D.C. to require the Justice Department and the FBI to comply with the Freedom of Information Act and release records regarding the FBI’s practice […]
“Independent” GMO Researcher Forced to Release Emails Showing $25K Grant from Monsanto
August 30th, 2015 Awake Goy In January of 2015, a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by Oakland organization U.S. Right to Know requested email records between academics, scientists, and representatives of Big Agriculture. The FOIA requests were sent to 14 scientists at four public universities, requesting information on communications and email records. The FOIA findings included communications of […]
DC Court Rules US Can Keep Torture Docs Secret
May 21st, 2015 David Schulberg A DC district court judge today ruled that the Obama Administration can keep the Senate’s CIA torture report as well as CIA documents regarding torture secret as long as they want. Judge James Boasberg insists that the question of whether the documents can be public was already decided “by the other two branches of government” […]
