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Released Emails Show Insiders Worried Over Political 'Meddling'
Mar 28th 2011 – 11:24AM
WASHINGTON -- Insiders at the Homeland Security Department warned for months that senior Obama administration appointees were improperly delaying the releases of government files on politically sensitive topics as sought by citizens, journalists and watchdog groups under the Freedom of Information Act, according to...
Battles Over Open Government Cast Shadow on 'Sunshine Week'
Mar 17th 2011 – 4:38PM
In the middle of Sunshine Week promoting transparency in government, open-government advocates say the apparent demotion of a high-level Department of Homeland Security employee for whistle-blowing is particularly dark. "Our government is sending the message to federal workers that they do not want them to come forward...
Top Lawmaker Protests 'Whistle-Blower' Demotion
Mar 17th 2011 – 8:45AM
Win McNamee
WASHINGTON -- The Homeland Security Department demoted a senior career employee who confidentially complained to the inspector general that political appointees were improperly interfering with requests for federal records by journalists and watchdog groups. The new Republican chairman of the House Oversight and...
Background on Homeland Security
Homeland security is an umbrella term for security efforts to protect states against terrorist activity.
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