Speech Analysis: Transparency
Jan 28th, 2010 · A look at Obama's claim that he has "excluded lobbyists from policy-making jobs or seats on federal boards and commissions."
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Advocates Laud Obama's Release Of Documents
Dec 30th, 2009 · President Obama has issued an executive order allowing for the declassification of millions of documents going back to the Cold War and World War II. It was the most decisive move made yet by a president who campaigned on promises he would bring a new era of openness and transparency to the White House.
Executive Order Reduces Total Of Classified Papers
Dec 30th, 2009 · President Obama signed an executive order on Tuesday that sets new rules for when government agencies can keep documents classified. The order is full of provisions that should make government transparency activists swoon. For example, within the next four years, the government will strive to declassify 400 million pages of historical documents.
Executive Order Reduces Total Of Classified Papers
Dec 30th, 2009 · President Obama signed an executive order on Tuesday that sets new rules for when government agencies can keep documents classified. The order is full of provisions that should make government transparency activists swoon. For example, within the next four years, the government will strive to declassify 400 million pages of historical documents.
Group: Administration Making An Effort At Openness
Dec 16th, 2009 · President Obama has made government transparency one of the goals of his administration. Meredith Fuchs, general counsel of the National Security Archive, talks to Ari Shapiro about how open the Obama administration actually is. The private group gathers and publishes declassified government documents and lobbies for more open government.
Exploring Fallout Of Climate E-Mails
Dec 6th, 2009 · Host Guy Raz explores some of the fallout from the "climate-gate" e-mail hack with Dr. Judith Curry, chairwoman of the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at Georgia Tech. And she says the e-mails reveal a lack of transparency and a lot of "locker room talk" in the climate research community.
In Russia, Business World Still Lacks Transparency
Sep 29th, 2009 · President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev are pushing to strengthen investment ties between the two countries. But doing business in Russia remains complicated and risky: Corruption is still common, and getting information about a prospective partner can be difficult.
White House Pushes To Keep Visitor Logs Private
Jul 1st, 2009 · President Obama campaigned on a promise to bring a new era of openness and transparency to the White House. But less than six months into the Obama presidency, there are already battles over what information should be made public — including a fight over the Secret Service logs of visitors to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
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