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To celebrate Sunshine Week 2018, Nate Jones talks to the Export Import Bank about the Freedom of Information Act from a requester's perspective.

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Department of State’s Dissent Channel Revealed

Washington D.C., March 15, 2018 - A US Foreign Service officer warned that “blatantly illegal” Congressional requests, including the use of a diplomatic pouch to smuggle gemstones...

Mar 15, 2018

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Secret Service and White House Win Rosemary Award for Worst in Open Government in 2017
Mar 12, 2018
Agencies Struggling to Respond to FOIA Requests for Email
Mar 8, 2018
National Public Radio features Archive's Nate Jones on Rumsfeld's 'Snowflakes'
Jan 31, 2018
Rumsfeld Snowflakes Come in from the Cold
Jan 24, 2018
Government Claims No Records System for Mar-a-Lago Visitors
Oct 5, 2017
Trump Hides Mar-a-Lago Visitor Records
Sep 15, 2017
Mar-a-Lago Visitor Logs Release Delayed to Sept. 15
Sep 8, 2017
Judge Orders Sep. 8 Deadline for Mar-a-Lago Visitor Records Release
Jul 17, 2017
Trump Hides White House Visitor Logs
Apr 14, 2017
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