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S.2488 - OPEN Government Act of 2007
A bill to promote accessibility, accountability, and openness in Government by strengthening section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and for other purposes. view all titles (9)
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- Short: OPEN Government Act of 2007 as introduced.
- Short: OPEN Government Act of 2007 as passed senate.
- Short: Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act of 2007 as passed house.
- Short: OPEN Government Act of 2007 as enacted.
- Short: Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act of 2007 as passed senate.
- Short: Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act of 2007 as enacted.
- Official: A bill to promote accessibility, accountability, and openness in Government by strengthening section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Short: OPEN Government Act of 2007 as passed house.
- Short: Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act of 2007 as introduced.
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Open Question: is anyone out there wondering what obama has ...
These include: The Coburn-Obama Government Transparency Act of 2006 (became law) The Lugar-Obama Nuclear Non-proliferation and Conventional Weapons Threat Reduction Act S.2488 : A bill to promote accessibility, accountability, ...
My hometown paper endorses McCain and gets facts wrong about Obama
S.2488 OPEN Government Act of 2007 S. 2803 Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006 S. 707 PREEMIE Act S. 906: Mercury Market Minimization Act of 2007 S.2617 Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2008 ...
The Posterity Project: Secrecy report card grades are in...
S. 2488: OPEN Government Act of 2007; H.R. 6576: Reducing Information Control Designations Act; H.R. 6193: Improving Public Access to Documents Act of 2008; H.R. 6575: Over-Classification Reduction Act; H.R. 4806: Reducing ...
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Revised FOIA Bill Becomes Law | Information Management Journal ...
The Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National (OPEN) Government Act (S. 2488) was introduced by Senators Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Jon Kyl (R-ArLz.) in December in response to findings by the National ...
Human Rights News
... who just a few weeks ago weakened FOIA by refusing to fund the FOIA ombudsman role he approved in last yearâs S. 2488, the Open Government Act. A new report shows that while Bush talked the talk by saying heâd reduce the backlog of ...
RCFP: Next stop the White House: Congress passes FOIA reform
We are on the cusp of possibly seeing significant improvement to the Freedom of Information Act. On Friday, the Senate passed S. 2488, a revised version of the OPEN Government Act that included portions of the Houseâs own FOIA reform ...
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S.2488: A bill to promote accessibility, accountability, and openness in Government by strengthening section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and for other purposes. ...
PolicyBeta - Blog Archive - Sunshine Week Celebrates New FOIA ...
The OPEN Government Act (S. 2488) was signed into law on December 31, 2007 as Public Law No. 110-175. CDTâs Vice President Ari Schwartz testified in favor of the proposed OPEN Government Act back in 2005. ...
Desperately Seeking Sunshine | Privacy Digest
... who just a few weeks ago weakened FOIA by refusing to fund the FOIA ombudsman role he approved in last year's S. 2488, the Open Government Act. A new report shows that while Bush talked the talk by saying he'd reduce the backlog of ...
S. 2488 paygo
S. 2488. OPEN Government Act of 2007. As cleared by the Congress on December 18, 2007,. and signed by the President on December 31, 2007. SUMMARY. S. 2488 (enacted as Public Law 110-175) amends the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), ...
What has Obama really done in the US Senate? Using the Library of ...
[110th] S.2488 : A bill to promote accessibility, accountability, and openness in Government by strengthening section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and for other purposes. ...
Obsidian Wings: But Wait: There's More!
S.2488: A bill to promote accessibility, accountability, and openness in Government by strengthening section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and for other purposes. ...
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... es maestra en bibliotecologÃa por la Universidad de Texas (aunque se quiera aparentar lo contrario: Bush firmó el 31 de diciembre una ley de gobierno abierto -Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government-, la S.2488, ...
S. 2488, OPEN Government Act of 2007
Direct spending and revenues effects estimate for the bill as cleared by the Congress on December 18, 2007, and signed by the President on December 31, 2007.
Bill Spadea Campaign HQ » Blog Archive » Update from the House ...
S. 2488âThe Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 2007. H.R. 660âCourt Security Improvement Act of 2007. S. 863âEmergency and Disaster Assistance Fraud Penalty Enhancement Act of 2007. H.R. 3690âU.S. Capitol Police and Library of ...
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Recent Passed and Pending Transparency Reform Legislation
S.2488 OPEN Government Act of 2007:. Encourages faster FOIA response time in agencies; Enables FOIA requesters to track the status of their requests; Brings contractors under FOIA; Expands the basis to waive fees for FOIA duplication ...
Hardball---And The Mother Of All Information Requests
and any and all of its successor statutes that may at any time become applicable, including without limitation the OPEN Government Act of 2007 (S. 2488) signed into law by President George W. Bush on December 31, 2007 (herein, ...
Penalties for FOIA Lapses
(1/16) An effort to tighten up government performance under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) reached fruition when President Bush signed the Openness Promotes Effectiveness in Our National Government Act of 2007 (S. 2488).
OPEN Government Act Signed into Law On Dec. 31, 2007, President ...
31, 2007, President Bush signed the OPEN Government Act (S. 2488)(pdf), which includes long-sought reforms of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Though some important provisions were dropped in order to reach bipartisan agreement in ...
CAAFlog: No third star yet
According to news media reporting, the President would not sign the FOIA amendments in the OPEN Government Act of 2007, S. 2488, but that the bill would become law without his signature. Was that reporting wrong? ...
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Blogware. Powered by TypePad. Notices. © Copyright 2005-2008 by Law Professor Blogs, LLC. All rights reserved. « Ringing in the New Year with New Laws | Main | President Bush Signs FOIA Reform Bill (S. 2488) » ...
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President Bush Signs S. 2488 into Law. NetBeans IDE 5.5 is Released. Program Information. Short Term Forecast - Kanawha (West Virginia). Hostage Stand Off Connection. Cisco Systems to Acquire P-Cube, Inc.. ...
Bush signs the Open Government Act in semi-secrecy
George Bush has signed into law S. 2488, a bill that strengthens the Freedom of Information Act. There are a lot of signs that Bush did not much like this Open Government Act, so itâs significant that he didnât veto it. ...
Bush signs the Open Government Act in semi-secrecy
Bush signs the Open Government Act in semi-secrecyGeorge Bush has signed into law S. 2488, a bill that strengthens the F
FOIA, now with extra F!
The 'President' has signed into law S. 2488: OPEN Government Act of 2007, introduced by Pat Leahy This law seems to be a Good Thing(tm) and very interestingly makes a point of defining "news media" with an eye toward freelance, ...
Friday January 4, 2008 - It is in justice that the ordering of ...
Washington DC, January 2, 2008 - In one of his last decisions of the year on Monday, December 31, 2007, President Bush signed into law the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) reform bill (S. 2488). The bill, the OPEN Government Act of ...
President Bush Signs FOIA Reform Bill (S. 2488)
The Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National (OPEN) Government Act, S. 2488, was signed into law on Monday, December 31, 2007. See our earlier post, Thomas Resources and White House Press Release. [JH]
President Bush Signs FOIA Amendment Into Law
On December 31, 2007, President Bush signed S.2488 into law which amends the Freedom of Information Act. The President's press release describes this new law as follows: S. 2488, the "Openness
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