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Congressional Documents on Secrecy and Security - 2007

2008 Congressional Documents on Secrecy and Security

• The Reducing Over-classification Act of 2007 (HR 4806), December 18
• Rep. Harman Introduces Bill to Reduce Federal Govt Over-Classification of Intelligence, December 18
• Remarks of Sen. Leahy on Passage of the OPEN Govt Act, December 18
• House Approves the Open Government Act of 2007, December 18
• Senate Approves Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act, December 17
• Senate Approves Amended Open Government Act, December 14
• Sen. Obama on Launch of USASpending.gov, December 13
• The Sunshine in Litigation Act: Does Court Secrecy Undermine Public Health and Safety?, hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, December 11 (Errata)
• A Resolution to Provide Internet Access to Congressional Research Service Publications (S.Res. 401), by Sens. Lieberman, McCain, et al, December 11
• The Sunshine in Litigation Act: Does Court Secrecy Undermine Public Health and Safety? (pdf), Senate Judiciary Committee, December 11
• Reintroduction of the OPEN Government Act (S.2427), by Sens. Leahy and Cornyn, December 6
• White House Claim of Executive Privilege Rejected by Senate Judiciary Committee (pdf), November 29
• Proposed Amendments Filed in Support of Whistleblower Richard Barlow, July-September 2007
• House Votes to Condemn Withholding of Information on Iraqi Corruption, October 16
• House Adopts the Free Flow of Information Act of 2007, October 16
• Statement by Rep. Maloney on the Final Report of the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Report, October 2
• Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2007, hearing before the House Judiciary Committee, September 27, 2007
• Sen. Grassley on Secret Holds, September 19
• Introduction of the U.S. Commission on an Open Society with Security Act of 2007 (H.R. 3519), September 10
• Free Flow of Information Act (S.2035), September 10
• Open Government Act of 2007 as passed by Senate, September 4
• Open Government Act Passes the Senate, August 3
• Rep. DeFazio on Continuity of Government, floor statement, August 2
• David Skaggs Reappointed to the Public Interest Declassification Board, letter from Rep. Boehner, July 16

Classification of National Security Information
12 July 2007 - House Intelligence Committee Subcommittee on Intelligence Community Management

• Transcript
• Opening Statement of Rep. Anna Eshoo, Chair
• Statement of J. William Leonard, Information Security Oversight Office
• Statement of Steven Aftergood, Federation of American Scientists
• Statement of Meredith Fuchs, National Security Archive

Over-Classification and Pseudo-Classification: Making DHS the Gold Standard
for Designating Classified and Sensitive Homeland Security Information
28 June 2007 - House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence

• Published Hearing Record
• Opening Statement of Chairman Jane Harman
• Statement of J. William Leonard, Information Security Oversight Office
• Statement of Scott Armstrong, Information Trust
• Statement of Suzanne E. Spaulding, Bingham Consulting Group
• Statement of Mark Agrast, Center for American Progress
• Rep. Emanuel Offers Amendment to Defund the Vice President, June 28
• House Dems Question Attorney General on VP Classification Practices, June 27
• Sen. Leahy on the Status of the Open Government Act, floor statement, June 27
• Sen. Durbin on Protection of Classified Information, floor statement, June 22
• Inspectors General: Independence and Integrity, hearing before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, June 20

Free Flow of Information Act
14 June 2007 - House Judiciary Committee

• Published Hearing Record
• 2008 Defense Authorization Bill Would Require Revised Nuclear Posture Review, as marked up by SASC, June 5
• Congressional Research Accessibility Act (H.R. 2545), introduced by Rep. Shays, et al, May 24
• Open Government Act Blocked by Anonymous Senate Hold, remarks by Sen. Leahy, May 24

Evaluating the Progress and Identifying Obstacles in Improving the Federal Government's Security Clearance Process
17 May 2007 - Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

• Published Hearing Record
• Introduction of the "Free Flow of Information Act" (S. 1267), by Sen. Lugar, et al, May 2
• Report on "Open Government Act of 2007", Senate Judiciary Committee, S.Rep. 110-59, April 30
• Pentagon Proposes Access Restrictions in the FY 2008 Defense Authorization Bill, submitted to Congress February 8

Over-classification and Pseudo-classification: The Impact on Information Sharing
22 March 2007 - House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Intelligence

• Published Hearing Record
• Opening Statement of Chairman Bennie Thompson
• Statement of J. William Leonard, Information Security Oversight Office
• Statement of Scott Armstrong, Information Trust
• Statement of Meredith Fuchs, National Security Archive
• Statement of Cathy L. Lanier, Washington D.C. Metropolitan Police Department
• Statement of Michael P. Downing, Los Angeles Police Department

White House Procedures for Safeguarding Classified Information
16 March 2007 - House Oversight and Government Reform Committee

• Published Hearing Record

Open Government: Reinvigorating the Freedom of Information Act
14 March 2007 - Senate Judiciary Committee

• Full Hearing Record
• House Debate on Presidential Records Act Amendments (HR 1255), March 14.
• House Debate on Freedom of Information Act Amendments (HR 1309), March 14.
• House Debate on Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (HR 985), March 14.
• Introduction of the "OPEN Government Act" (S.849) by Sens. Leahy and Cornyn, March 13.
• Report on "Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 2007", H.Rept. 110-45, March 12.
• Report on the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007 (II), H.Rept. 110-42, part 2, March 9.
• Report on the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007 (I), H.Rept. 110-42, part 1, March 9.
• Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 2007 (HR 1309), introduced by Rep. Clay, et al, March 5.
• Introduction of "Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act of 2007" by Rep. Lamar Smith, March 5.
• Presidential Records Act Amendments of 2007 (HR 1255), introduced by Rep. Waxman, et al, March 1.

The Presidential Records Act of 1978: A Review of Executive Branch Implementation and Compliance
1 March 2007 - House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

• Transcript
• Opening Statement of Ranking Member Rep. Turner
• Statement of Harold C. Relyea, Congressional Research Service
• Statement of Allen Weinstein, Archivist of the United States
• Statement of Tom Blanton, National Security Archive
• Statement of Scott Nelson, Public Citizen Litigation Group
• Statement of Robert Dallek, author
• Statement of Anna Nelson, American University
• Statement of Steven L. Hensen, Duke University

Reform to the Presidential Library Donation Disclosure Process
28 February 2007 - House Oversight and Government Reform Committee

• Published Hearing Record

The State of FOIA: Assessing Agency Efforts to Meet FOIA Requirements
14 February 2007 - House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

• Published Hearing Record
• Opening Statement of Ranking Member Rep. Turner
• Testimony of Linda Koontz, Government Accountability Office
• Testimony of Melanie Ann Pustay, Department of Justice
• Testimony of Clark Hoyt, Sunshine in Government Initiative
• Testimony of Carolyn Frederickson, ACLU
• Testimony of Meredith Fuchs, National Security Archive

Hearing on the Executive Branch Reform Act and the Whistleblower Enhancement Protection Act
13 February 2007 - House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

• Chairman Waxman's Opening Statement
• Testimony of Dr. James A. Thurber, American University
• Testimony of Fred Wertheimer, Democracy 21
• Testimony of Craig Holman, Public Citizen
• Testimony of William G. Weaver, National Security Whistleblowers Coalition
• Testimony of Nick Schwellenbach, Project on Government Oversight
• Testimony of Tom Devine, Government Accountability Project
• Testimony of Mark S. Zaid
• The Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2007 (HR 985) by Rep Waxman, et al, February 12.
• Introduction of the "Congressional Whistleblower Protection Act" by Sen. Grassley, February 6.
• A Bill to Televise Supreme Court Proceedings (S.344), introduced by Sen. Specter, et al, January 22.
• Introduction of the "Faster FOIA Act of 2007" (H.R. 541), introduced by Rep. Sherman on January 17.
• An Amendment to Restrict Classified Earmarks by Sen. Feinstein and Sen. Rockefeller, January 16.
• Introduction of the "Federal Employee Protection of Disclosures Act", introduced by Sen. Akaka, January 11.

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