
On President Obama’s first full day in office, a White House news release announced that the president was “instruct[ing] all members of his administration to operate under principles of openness, transparency and of engaging citizens with their government,” particularly in dealing with Freedom of Information Act requests. The Center for Public Integrity is not yet feeling the love. Read more
Since President Obama reversed former Attorney General John Ashcroft’s denial-prone directive on Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests this year, open government advocates have had plenty to cheer about. But one legacy of the Bush administration may take more time to undo: massive cuts in many executive departments among staff responsible for handling FOIA requests. Read more
With a week before tax day and the nation facing a massive deficit made worse by billion-dollar bailouts of financial companies, PaperTrail took a look at just how often the IRS audits these firms. Suffice it to say that compared to other industries, the financial services sector has had far less reason to fear the IRS, according to agency data, even though those audits often turn up higher amounts of underreporting. Read more
This marks one of PaperTrail’s favorite weeks of the year. No, not Spring Break. Sunshine Week. Read more

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