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Information, data, secrecy. and transparency experts testified at a hearing on the classification rules and procedures related to national security and intelligence documents. Members asked …

Frederick A.O. Schwarz talked about his book, Democracy in the Dark: The Seduction of Government Secrecy, about the debate over secrecy and transparency in the U.S. government. In his book, …

Panelists talked about the process and challenges of overseeing federal surveillance operations. Panelists included the general counsel for the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and a …

Steven Aftergood talked about National Security Agency (NSA) electronic surveillance programs operating within U.S. law, authorized by Congress and overseen by a federal court. In one progra…

The Sunlight Foundation held a discussion on the state and future of the Congressional Research Service (CRS), a nonpartisan government agency located within the Library of Congress that pr…

Steven Aftergood spoke about a May 27 directive from Pres. Obama asking his National Security Adviser James L. Jones to begin a 90-day review for recommendations on creating a center to expe…

The Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution held a hearing on the Bush administration’s increasing reliance on secret law and the threat it posed to democratic and accountable gove…

Witnessed testified about ways to improve oversight of the intelligence community (IC) as the Director of National Intelligence prepares to implement significant government-wide management r…

The House Intelligence Committee held a rare open hearing to examine procedures for intelligence declassification. Among the topics addressed were information sharing between government agen…

Keynote speaker J. William Leonard was joined by a panel of journalists, lawyers, and government officials to examine the constricted access to public information in an age of terrorism. The…

Keynote speaker Bob Woodward was joined by a panel of journalists, lawyers, and government officials to examine the constricted access to public information in an age of terrorism. The discu…

The guest talked about incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s pledge to heighten congressional oversight of intelligence. Rep. Pelosi has said she will appoint a new intelligence oversight pa…

Rep. Shays began the hearing by offering an historical overview of overclassification, and outlined ways that in a post-Cold War era overclassification can decrease security. Rep. Kucinic…

Mr. Aftergood talked about government classification of secret information. Among the topics he discussed were Vice President Cheney’s energy task force and data on detainees suspected of te…

Senior Research Analyst for the Federation of American Scientists Steven Aftergood and Senior Associate for the National Security Research Institute Kenneth deGraffenreid debated whether the…

Mr. Aftergood discussed the Clinton administration’s response to allegations of radiation testing conducted by the federal government on civilians during the 1940's and 1950's. He discussed …