White House visitor logs riddled with holes

By Fred Schulte and Viveca Novak

Obama touts release of Secret Service logs but data has huge gaps

Excerpts from this story referencing "Federation of American Scientists":

"… aid Steven Aftergood, director of the project on government secrecy at the Federation of American Scientists. He called the White House visitor logs “very thin gruel.”A White Hous …"

Cost of pursuing bin Laden? Half a trillion and climbing

By John Aloysius Farrell and Aaron Mehta

Cost of chasing bin Laden won't stop climbing with his death

Excerpts from this story referencing "Federation of American Scientists":

"… .”Steven Aftergood, director of the Project on Government Secrecy at the Federation of American Scientists, agreed that nailing down a number is next to impossible. “There is just …"

Ten million CIA documents require in-person visit

By Jim Morris

The Central Intelligence Agency maintains more than 10 million pages of declassified, post-World War II documents, covering everything from

Excerpts from this story referencing "Federation of American Scientists":

"… pages.Steven Aftergood, who runs the Project on Government Secrecy for the Federation of American Scientists, argues that the documents, accessible through the CIA Records Search Tool …"

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White House acknowledges visitor logs are incomplete

By Fred Schulte

Press secretary says visitor logs incomplete despite months touting transparency

Excerpts from this story referencing "Federation of American Scientists":

"… ” Steven Aftergood, director of the project on government secrecy of the Federation of American Scientists, said Thursday. “The resources should be redirected somewhere else or re …"

HUD criticized for sloppy management of automated underwriting

By Julie Vorman

Serious flaws in the Federal Housing Administration’s automated underwriting process resulted in more than $6.1 billion in loans winning aut

Excerpts from this story referencing "Federation of American Scientists":

"… eports, which are usually not released to the public, were obtained by the Federation of American Scientists’ Secrecy News blog. …"

Nondisclosure forms needed as contractor ranks grow

By Julie Vorman

Almost half of a sampling of contracts issued by the Pentagon, Homeland Security Department, and Health and Human Services Department did no

Excerpts from this story referencing "Federation of American Scientists":

"… ley and Rep. Darrell Issa).And a hat tip to Secrecy News, published by the Federation of American Scientists, for obtaining copies of the Congressional Research Service’s following …"

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New House bill would put gov’t documents online

By Julie Vorman

No government information would be considered “public” unless it is posted on the Internet in user-friendly formats, according to a House bi

Excerpts from this story referencing "Federation of American Scientists":

"… , Center for Democracy and Technology, Center for Responsive Politics, and Federation of American Scientists were among the groups saying they welcomed the legislation. …"

Commentary: Total information awareness: A chance encounter raises questions

LONDON, December 22, 2000 — In early November, the United States came within a pen stroke of dramatically curtailing the news medias freedom

Excerpts from this story referencing "Federation of American Scientists":

"… ight approve restrictionSteven Aftergood, a senior research analyst at the Federation of American Scientists who directs the groups Project on Government Secrecy, said he believes Pre …"

A shrill message for whistleblowers

By Nick Schwellenbach

A government whistleblower review board has upheld the firing of a federal air marshal for disclosing “sensitive security information”, even

Excerpts from this story referencing "Federation of American Scientists":

"… o,” said Steven Aftergood, an expert on government secrecy policy at the Federation of American Scientists. “The whole system is completely cockeyed.” …"

Despite allegations, no prosecutions for war zone sex trafficking

By Nick Schwellenbach and Carol D. Leonnig

Eight years ago, President George W. Bush issued a stern policy on sex trafficking in war zones — a policy that remains on the books to this

Excerpts from this story referencing "Federation of American Scientists":

"… said Steven Aftergood, who tracks presidential policies at the non-profit Federation of American Scientists.This is on top of other challenges law enforcement faces in warzones — g …"

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