Topic: Transparency and Acountability

Demand That Charges Against Winner Be Dropped
June 15, 2017 – On this centennial of one the worst pieces of legislation ever passed, join us in standing up to yet another abuse of it. Reality Winner and all other whistleblower should not be charged with any crime at all.
Senators push Justice Department nominee for answers on secret law
June 1, 2017 – The OpenTheGovernment coalition advocated for questions that would shed light on the Justice Department’s justifications for withholding OLC opinions, including opinions justifying controversial policies such as mass surveillance practices, targeted killing programs, and use of torture in interrogation practices.
Openness Groups, Urge FOIA Ombudsman to Revise Strict Confidentiality Requirements
February 28, 2017 – The proposed requirements could severely undercut the role of the Office of Government Information Services in providing expertise on FOIA issues for other agencies, lawyers, and judges, as well as the public.
Victory! Chelsea Manning to Go Free!
January 17, 2017 – Chelsea Manning is going to come home. And we could not be more happy
Government Accountability Groups Cry Foul Over Rep. Chaffetz’s Attack on Office of Government Ethics
January 17, 2017 – BORDC/DDF joined with 20 government accountability groups and ethics experts today to call on the Chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Rep. Chaffetz (R-UT), to desist from apparent efforts to undermine the Office of Gover… [Read More]
Take Action to Free Chelsea Manning Now!
January 17, 2017 – Last week it was leaked that Chelsea Manning is on President Obama’s shortlist for commutations. There are less than three days left until Obama leaves office. Time could not be more of the essence for Chelsea Manning.
Chelsea Manning Reportedly on President Obama’s “Short List” for Commutation
January 11, 2017 – NBC News is reporting that Chelsea Manning, who has served 7 years of a 35 year sentence, is on President Obama’s “short list” for commutation.
Senate Torture Report Won’t Disappear, But Won’t Be Released
December 13, 2016 – On December 9, 2016 President Barack Obama wrote to Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), the Vice-Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, to inform her that he had included the Senate Torture Report amongst his presidential records. This move means the Senate Torture Report will be preserved under the Presidential Record Act and could be declassified in 12 years.
Tell President Obama: Release the Senate Torture Report
December 6, 2016 – The Red Cross just released a report that shows “the United States has a higher tolerance for torture than any other country on the U.N. Security Council, and Americans are more comfortable with torture than citizens of war-ravaged countries such as Af… [Read More]
Manning in Prison, Snowden in Exile, Petraeus in…the Next Presidential Cabinet?
November 29, 2016 – The juxtaposition of Petraeus with whistleblowers like Jeffrey Sterling, Edward Snowden, Chelsea Manning and John Kiriakou illustrates a massive double standard: if you leak information for the public good then you are a traitor, but if you leak information out of pure negligence from a position of power then you can be the next secretary of state.