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Article: TRANSPARENCY AND OPEN GOVERNMENT
Regulatory Intelligence Data;  May 21, 2009 ;     544 words ......Noveck, Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Open Government, explain the Open Government Initiative On January 21, 2009, his first...issued a Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government and called for recommendations for making...

Article: Open government is a sham, say MPs
The Independent - London;  February 4, 1996 ;     387 words ......ministers that they are promoting "open government" are a sham and the whole policy is...will highlight gaping holes in the Open Government Code of Practice launched with much...Waldegrave, the then minister for open government, almost two years ago. Its findings...

Article: OPEN GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE: PHASE II
Regulatory Intelligence Data;  May 28, 2009 ;     459 words ......Deputy Chief Technology Officer for Open Government, brings us an update on the Open Government Initiative: Last week, the White House...be publicly posted tomorrow on the Open Government website. Our goal is to use the ideas...

Article: GOV. CRIST ANNOUNCES NEW INITIATIVES FOR OPEN GOVERNMENT
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  November 15, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Governor Crist today announced two new open government initiatives that will improve Floridians...was compiled by the Commission on Open Government, established by the Governor on June...way we are working to create a more open government for the people of Florida, our boss...

Article: CONGRESS PASSES SEN. CORNYN'S BILL TO EXPAND OPEN GOVERNMENT
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  December 18, 2007 ;     512 words ......Cornyn, R-Texas, a leading open government advocate, said final congressional passage of his bipartisan OPEN Government Act on Tuesday is a "victory...the most sweeping reforms to open government laws in more than a decade...

Article: GOV. CRIST ISSUES STATEMENT REGARDING PASSING OF OPEN GOVERNMENT ACT OF 2007
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  December 20, 2007 ;     116 words ......I applaud Congress for passing the Open Government Act of 2007. It represents the first...respond; and creates an Office of Open Government Services. These stipulations will...transparency with the Florida Office of Open Government and Commission on Open Government...

Article: EDITORIAL: Continuous battle needed to ensure open government.
Sun (Yuma, AZ);  March 16, 2007 ;     407 words ......The week is set aside to promote open government, specifically the ability to freely...good news is that all states have open government requirements written into their laws...What AP determined was that most open government laws were poorly enforced and there...

Article: OPEN-GOVERNMENT LAWS ENSURE THE CONSENT OF THE GOVERNED
Evansville Courier & Press;  March 13, 2005 ;     596 words ......government. That is why the cause of open government has been a top priority throughout...maintaining openness in Texas government. Open-government advocates have long recognized that Texas' open government laws are stronger and more robust...

Article: SEN. CORNYN: FOIA REPORT SHOWS NEED FOR OPEN GOVERNMENT BILL
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 2, 2007 ;     305 words ......Senate Judiciary Committee and leading open government advocate in Congress, made the following...need for the important reforms in the OPEN Government Act. This bill, which I introduced...America people's right to clear and open government. It's time for Congress to pass the...

Article: OPEN GOVERNMENT FORUM TO BE REPLAYED ON CITYCABLE 5
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  September 30, 2008 ;     197 words ......issued the following news release: An "Open Government Forum," set for Thursday, Oct. 2...Spokesman-Review and the Washington Coalition for Open Government. The forum will be replayed on CityCable...meetings and records and other related open government topics. Panelists include ...

Article: GOV. CRIST JOINS MEDIA IN CELEBRATING OPEN GOVERNMENT, FLORIDA'S SUNSHINE LAW
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  March 13, 2007 ;     700+ words ......restated his commitment to Florida's open government and public records laws. Gov. Charlie...3, 2007, and created the Office of Open Government and the Plain Language Initiative...accountable to taxpayers. The Office of Open Government is charged with assuring full and...

Article: EDITORIAL: Virginia's government remains partly cloudy: Lawmakers had another year of mixed results on open government, creating some shadows, removing others.(Editorial)
Roanoke Times (Roanoke, VA);  March 12, 2007 ;     408 words ......think of freedom of information and open government laws, if they think of them at all...it does every year, dealt with many open government issues during the last couple of months...electronic meetings. Perhaps the best open government news of the year came not from elected...

Article: ATTORNEY GENERAL ABBOTT GIVES KEYNOTE ADDRESS TO KICK OFF 2006 OPEN GOVERNMENT CONFERENCE
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  December 5, 2006 ;     452 words ......Abbott today opened the 2006 Open Government Conference at the Renaissance...implementation of legislation requiring open government training for state and local officials. "Democracy and open government are alive and well in the state...

Article: SEN. LEAHY: FOIA ANNIVERSARY TIME FOR RENEWED OPEN GOVERNMENT COMMITMENT
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  June 25, 2008 ;     700+ words ......issued the following statement: Open government advocate Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt...transparency and strengthen the nation's open government laws in advance of the upcoming anniversary...anniversary of the nation's primary open government law by calling for prompt action on...