1999 National FOI Day Conference
Remarks on security classification appeals
Speech by Roslyn A. Mazer, chair of classification-appeals panel, at 1999 National FOI Day.
04.01.99
Remarks on government secrecy vs. disclosure
Speech by White House chief of staff John Podesta at 1999 National Freedom of Information Day.
03.27.99
FOI expert: Government agencies remain tight-fisted with information
Jim Lesar says getting officials to comply with Freedom of Information Act is like 'trench warfare.'
03.17.99
Public entitled to data on chemical risks, FOI Day conference told
Efforts to block disclosure of 'worst-case scenarios' bely ideals of open society, information-access advocates warn.
03.17.99
Few JFK slaying documents merited secrecy, reviewer says
'We found really very little that would harm national security,' says Anna Kasten Nelson.
03.17.99
Top Clinton aide: Find balance between secrecy, openness
'Secrecy must be returned to a limited but necessary role,' says John Podesta.
03.17.99
Declassifying government information: a good progress report
Despite government's belief that loose lips sink ships, presidential panel has been able to move a huge glacier of secrecy in the direction of maximum disclosure, Roslyn Mazer says at FOI Day conference opening.
03.16.99
National FOI Day: Access is the key to good government
Ombudsman Tomorrow is the birthday of James Madison, who labored to embed the principle of an informed citizenry in our civic compact. That is why across this nation, in ways large and small, March 16 is observed as National Freedom of Information Day.
03.15.99
Conference on access, right to know will help mark Freedom of Information Day
White House chief of staff John Podesta will be the keynote speaker at March 16 conference on access to information, in conjunction with National Freedom of Information Day.
03.03.99
Madison Award winners announced
President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Review Board receives 1999 award, sponsored by Coalition on Government Information.
02.25.99
National FOI Day conference: Agenda
Program agenda for 1999 National FOI Day conference.
02.23.99
