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EPA inspector general to look into FOIA scandal

| Michael Bastasch
Robert Perciasepe

Acting administrator ‘going to get an independent look’

Vitter: EPA FOIA scandal 'no different than the IRS disaster'

| Michael Bastasch
David Vitter

GOP senator decries agency’s practices

Supreme Court: States can deny FOIAs from out-of-state residents

| Sarah Hofmann
Supreme Court Patenting Genes.JPEG

Unanimous: Limiting access to public records for non-citizens is constitutional

Obama administration agencies bomb transparency tests

| Caroline May
twitpic.com/cb3gde

Cause of Action gives administration a C-minus grade on FOIA requests

Sen. Vitter: EPA’s release of Lisa Jackson’s alias emails ‘fishy’ - DCNF

| Michael Bastasch
David Vitter

Says EPA hiding truth behind redacted names

FCC stays mum on ties to left-wing lobbyists - TheDC

| Josh Peterson
FCC

Commission rejects numerous Freedom of Information Act requests from conservatives regarding net neutrality

Watchdog group sues for docs pertaining to Obama's illegal alien uncle - TheDC

| Caroline May
Uncle Omar

Allegation: The ‘administration’s decision to flout FOIA and stonewall our records request suggests that there is something to hide’

Federal Reserve, SEC balk at FOIA requests - TheDCNF

| Betsi Fores
Occupy Wall Street

‘Getting this information in anything like a timely basis… has been nearly impossible’

Want information from the FCC? Better be specific - TheDC

| Josh Peterson
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski

FCC FOIA denial rates higher than CIA for ‘records not reasonably described’

FCC reform bill passes House, includes FOIA reform - TheDC

| Josh Peterson
Julius Genachowski

White House has threatened to veto the bill if it reaches the president’s desk

Congressman fights Geithner on transparency, introduces new FOIA-reform bill - TheDC

| Matthew Boyle
Timothy Geithner

Current loopholes allows administration to deny information about bank bailout

White House visitor logs: Obama hosted Rachel Maddow, six friends - TheDC

| Jordan Bloom
Maddow

Three-hour visit was Maddow’s fifth to the White House

Mass. governor's office bombarded with FOIA requests by Romney campaign, DNC - TheDC

| Will Rahn

‘We have fulfilled over 250 public records requests in our five years in office and we will be happy to fulfill this one’

Justice Department drops controversial FOIA rule - TheDC

| C.J. Ciaramella
Department of Justice

Axes controversial revision to FOIA rules that opponents said would have allowed feds to lie about the existence of records

Grassley vows 'all necessary action' to prevent weakening of FOIA - TheDC

| Vishal Ganesan
Sen. Chuck Grassley

Justice Dept. proposal would instruct government agencies to deny the existence of some records even if they exist

Justice Dept. proposes lying, hiding existence of records under new FOIA rule - TheDC

| C.J. Ciaramella
Classified Folder

Proposed rule would allow government to deny existence of certain records

Emails directly link White House to secret transparency meeting - TheDC

| Jordan Bloom
transparency

Flashback: Obama promises to ‘usher in a new era of open government’

US tells court bin Laden photos must stay secret - AP

| admin
Bin Laden Hunter

Judicial Watch attorneys had filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit seeking the imagery

Glowing White House transparency report omits first 8 months, skews story - TheDC

| Vishal Ganesan

Conflicting data cast doubt on report’s conclusions

Groups press Energy Dept for details on Solyndra's political connections - TheDC

| Amanda Carey
Solar Manufacturer Investigation

Dept. of Energy to receive FOIA request on administration’s relationship with Solyndra