USDOJ: Open Government at DOJ http://www.justice.gov/open/index.html Homepage of the Open Government at U.S. Department of Justice en-us Mon, 22 Feb 2010 19:33:45 -0500 webmaster@usdoj.gov (Web Master) Celebrating Sunshine Week at DOJ http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/616 http://blogs.usdoj.gov/blog/archives/616 Sunshine Week is a national initiative led by the American Society of Newspaper Editors to open a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:30:00 EST Justice Department Announces Release of New Information Online as Part of President's Open Government Initiative http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2010/January/10-opa-075.html http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2010/January/10-opa-075.html As part of the Obama Administration’s Open Government Initiative, and in compliance with the Open Government Directive issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Associate Attorney General Tom Perrelli today announced the online publication of three high-value sets of data not previously made available by the Department of Justice. Fri, 22 Jan 2010 12:33:45 EST Department Issues FOIA Annual Report in More Accessible Format as Part of the President's Initiative on Transparency and Open Government http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2009/December/09-opa-1318.html http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2009/December/09-opa-1318.html As part of President Obama’s initiative on Transparency and Open Government, the Department of Justice is setting a transparency precedent for the rest of government by releasing on its Web site, the Department of Justice’s Fiscal Year 2008 Annual Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Report in a more publicly accessible format. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 12:33:45 EST Associate Attorney General Tom Perelli Testifies on "Advancing Freedom of Information in the New Era of Responsibility" http://www.justice.gov/asg/testimony/2009/asg-testimony-090930.html http://www.justice.gov/asg/testimony/2009/asg-testimony-090930.html As the Associate Attorney General of the Department of Justice and the Department's Chief FOIA Officer, I am pleased to speak with the Committee this morning about the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. § 552 (2006), amended by OPEN Government Act of 2007, Pub. L. No. 110-175, 121 Stat. 2524, and the efforts of the Department of Justice to implement the President’s January 21, 2009 FOIA Memorandum and the Attorney General’s March 19, 2009 FOIA Guidelines. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:33:45 EST Attorney General Issues New FOIA Guidelines to Favor Disclosure and Transparency http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2009/March/09-ag-253.html http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2009/March/09-ag-253.html Attorney General Eric Holder issued comprehensive new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) guidelines today that direct all executive branch departments and agencies to apply a presumption of openness when administering the FOIA. Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:33:45 EST