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Obama Administration Documents
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Presidential Documents
- White House Fact Sheet on Argentina Declassification Project, December 12, 2016.
- Steps for Increased Legal and Policy Transparency Concerning the United States Use of Military Force and Related National Security Operations, Presidential Memorandum, December 5, 2016
- Promoting Economic Competitiveness While Safeguarding Privacy, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties in Domestic Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Presidential Memorandum, February 15, 2015
- National Insider Threat Policy and Minimum Standards for Executive Branch Insider Threat Programs, November 21, 2012 (Transmittal Memo)
- Managing Government Records, memorandum for the heads of executive departments and agencies, November 28, 2011
- Executive Order 13587: Structural Reforms to Improve the Security of Classified Networks and the Responsible Sharing and Safeguarding of Classified Information, October 7, 2011
- Executive Order 13556: Controlled Unclassified Information, November 4, 2010
- Executive Order 13549: Classified National Security Information Program for State, Local, Tribal, and Private Sector Entities, August 18, 2010
- Presidential Memorandum on Implementation of the Executive Order on Classified National Security Information, December 29, 2009
- Executive Order 13526: Classified National Security Information, December 29, 2009 (alternate version showing line edits)
- Administrative Order: Original Classification Authority, December 29, 2009
- Open Government Directive, memorandum for the heads of executive departments and agencies, December 8, 2009
- Open Government: A Progress Report to the American People, December 2009
- White House Voluntary Disclosure Policy on Visitor Access Records, September 4, 2009
- Presidential Memorandum on Classified Information and Controlled Unclassified Information, May 27, 2009
- President Obama on Transparency, speech at the National Archives, May 21, 2009
- Statement of President Barack Obama on Release of OLC Memos on Interrogation, April 16, 2009
- Presidential Memorandum on Presidential Signing Statements, March 9, 2009
- Presidential Memorandum on Scientific Integrity, March 9, 2009
- Presidential Memorandum on Regulatory Review, January 30, 2009
- Presidential Memorandum on Transparency and Open Government, January 21, 2009
- Presidential Memorandum on Freedom of Information Act, January 21, 2009
- Executive Order on Presidential Records, January 21, 2009
Related White House Press Briefings
- President's Remarks on Intelligence Surveillance Policy, press conference, August 9, 2013
- Background on the President's Statement on Reforms to NSA Programs, White House news release, August 9, 2013
- President Obama Delivers Remarks at Swearing-in Ceremony, January 21, 2009
- White House News Release Announcing New Executive Orders and Presidential Memoranda on open government, January 21, 2009
Other Official Documents on Obama Administration Secrecy Policy
- Privacy in our Digital Lives: Protecting Individuals and Promoting Innovation, January 2017
- New Open Government Initiatives as part of the Third Open Government National Action Plan, September 2016
- Midterm Self-Assessment Report for the Open Government Partnership, Third Open Government National Action Plan 2015-2015, September 2016
- OMB Guidance on 2016 Agency Open Government Plans, EOP/OMB, July 14, 2016
- Modernizing & Strengthening the Security & Effectiveness of Federal Background Investigations, White House fact sheet, January 22, 2016
- The Open Government Partnership: Third Open Government National Action Plan for the United States of America, October 27, 2015
- Announcing New Open Government Initiatives as part of the Second Open Government National Action Plan for the United States of America, September 2014
- WH press secretary defends Administration's commitment to open government, letter to Society of Professional Journalists, August 11, 2014
- Near-term Measures to Reduce the Risk of High-Impact Unauthorized Disclosures, memorandum from Homeland Security Advisor Lisa Monaco, February 11, 2014
- The Open Government Partnership: Second Open Government National Action Plan for the United States of America, December 5, 2013
- Open Data Policy--Managing Information as an Asset, OMB Memorandum for agency heads, May 9, 2013
- The Open Government Partnership: Government Self-Assessment Report for the United States of America, March 29, 2013
- Increasing Access to the Results of Federally Funded Scientific Research, memorandum from John Holdren, Office of Science and Technology Policy, February 22, 2013
- Attorney General Holder Requests that President Assert Executive Privilege over "Fast and Furious" Records, June 19, 2012
- The Open Government Partnership: National Action Plan for the United States of America, September 20, 2011
- The Obama Administration's Commitment to Open Government: A Status Report, Executive Office of the President, September 16, 2011
- Initial Assessments of Safeguarding and Counterintelligence Postures for Classified National Security Information in Automated Systems, OMB memorandum, January 3, 2011
- Scientific Integrity, memorandum for the heads of executive agencies from OSTP Director John P. Holdren, December 17, 2010
- U.S. Government Mitigation Efforts in Light of the Recent Unlawful Disclosure of Classified Information, White House Fact Sheet, December 1, 2010
- WikiLeaks - Mishandling of Classified Information, memorandum from OMB Director Jacob J. Lew, November 28, 2010
- White House Memorandum on Freedom of Information Act from chief of staff Rahm Emanuel and counsel Bob Bauer, March 16, 2010
- OIRA Director Cass R. Sunstein Addresses "The Power of Open Government", March 10, 2010
- Guidance on the Use of Challenges and Prizes to Promote Open Government, Office of Management and Budget Memorandum, March 8, 2010
- Promoting Openness and Accountability by Making Classification a Two-Way Street by William H. Leary, White House Blog, December 29, 2009
- Attorney General Establishes New State Secrets Policies and Procedures, news release, September 23, 2009 (Attorney General's Memorandum)
- Strengthening Information Sharing and Access, memorandum from John O. Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, July 2, 2009
- OMB Guidance on FY2011 Budget Planning to include steps to improve openness and transparency of government, June 11, 2009
- White House Solicits Recommendations on Transparency and Open Government, Federal Register, May 21, 2009
- Office of Information Policy (OI) Guidance: Creating a "New Era of Open Government", Department of Justice, April 17, 2009
- "Seat at the Table" Transparency Policy, Memorandum to Obama Transition Staff from John Podesta, December 5, 2008
Draft Version of Executive Order on Classified National Security Information
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