United States vs. Manning

2011-03-17

		Too often, overt secrecy has not only impaired the promise of FOIA but also has put the American people at risk. The tension between secrecy and openness in government continues to be extremely high. Abuse of FOIA, over-classification, quasi-classification, and suppression of whistleblowers are the most common tools of secrecy. POGO urges the Committee to closely monitor the administration in each of these areas, especially as new policies are promulgated on so-called controlled but unclassified information (CUI) and in response to the WikiLeaks disclosures of classified information. Additionally, this Committee also must ensure the free speech for those who warn us of waste, fraud, and abuse. We urge you to waste no time in ensuring all federal whistleblowers have safe, legal channels and protections to hold the government accountable to taxpayers by enacting the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act.
	Name(s:)	Angela Canterbury
	Title:	Director of Public Policy
	Agency(ies):	Project on Government Oversight
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	Title:	The Freedom of Information Act: Crowd-Sourcing Government Oversight
	Authoring or Creator Agency:	House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, United States House of Representatives
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