Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) called for the government to reveal what it’s spending taxpayer money on relating to Unidentified Aerial Phenomena (UAP) amid growing calls from lawmakers for increased ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Exemptions to Florida's open records law now exceed high rises in Miami. DEA / V. GIANNELLA /via Getty Images Florida, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When it comes to the public’s ability to pry documents loose from federal agencies, Donald Trump’s supporters accept nothing less ...

The Michigan State Police demanded $6.8 million to process a Freedom of Information Act request from my organization in 2009. A federal inspector general had flagged problems with the agency’s ...

Transparency is vital to our democratic system of government. It promotes good government, spurring those in power into better practice. Even when what is revealed is pretty revolting, transparency ...

When are you most forthcoming with life updates? And when are you the most transparent about exactly what those updates are? For most folks — show of hands, please — it’s when things are going well.

When it’s time to take a hard look at our public officials and decide which ones to re-elect – or reject – we need information. A major source of that information is the government itself. Access to ...

The annual celebration of open government known as Sunshine Week (March 15-20) comes as the nation marks a milestone. Sixty years ago, the relationship between officials and the public they serve was ...

Daniel Schuman, an expert focused on federal government accountability and transparency, on Tuesday afternoon received an email from GSA that the committee was axed pursuant to a Trump executive order ...

North Carolina Senator Norm Sanderson has refiled the Government Transparency Act, aiming to increase government transparency in the state. The act would grant public access to government employee ...

A battle is being waged in the quiet corners of government websites and data repositories. Essential public records are disappearing and, with them, Americans’ ability to hold those in power ...