Jason Chaffetz
Obama just made it much easier for the public to access government records
After nearly a decade of attempts to increase transparency, the FOIA Improvement Act will codify Obama's dictum that the government should be more open.
In a Victory for Government Transparency, Obama Is Set to Sign FOIA Reform Bill Into Law
Barack Obama, who vowed on his first day in office to "usher in a new era of open government," will sign into law long-awaited FOIA reform, the White House says.
41 Secret Service Agents Punished for Leaking Info on the US Lawmaker Investigating Them
The leaked personal files belonged to Representative Jason Chaffetz from Utah, who was leading a probe into the beleaguered agency.
The US Poured Taxpayer Money Into Terrible Construction Projects in Afghanistan
Among the projects detailed at a Congressional hearing today were a $2.8 million storage facility that's been empty since its completion in 2014, and a half-million dollar firing range built for the Afghan Police that "melted" when it rained.
It Took a FOIA Lawsuit to Uncover How the Obama Administration Killed FOIA Reform
The Obama administration bills itself as the "most transparent in history," but recently released documents show that behind the scenes, the administration has been fighting against government transparency.
Congressman Wants Federal Marshals to Hunt Down Flint's Former Emergency Manager
The US House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing examining the Flint water crisis and Chairman Jason Chaffetz issued two new subpoenas for state and federal officials to testify at future meetings.
US Personnel Agency Still Doesn't Know How Much Employee Data Hackers Stole
And Congress isn’t happy about what could be the worst US government hack of all time.