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Now Available: Obama Foreign Aid Order Obtained in Groundbreaking Case

Mar 3, 2014 by Gavin Baker

Today, the Center for Effective Government is releasing the Presidential Policy Directive on Global Development, which it obtained through a path-setting Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit. President Obama originally issued the order in September 2010. Our story exemplifies a situation where disclosure eventually prevailed but with more delay and hassle than should be the case under the law.

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Judge Rules Against "Secret Law" in Center for Effective Government Lawsuit

Dec 18, 2013 by Gavin Baker

A federal judge ruled yesterday in favor of the Center for Effective Government, ordering the federal government to release documents we requested under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Specifically, the court ordered the government to disclose the Presidential Policy Directive on Global Development, a 2010 document also known as PPD-6.

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Scientific Integrity Policies Moving Forward, But Still Little Sunlight

Aug 11, 2011 by Gavin Baker

The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) announced in a blog post today that nearly all the agencies participating in the development of scientific integrity policies had submitted draft policies to OSTP. The deadline for agencies to do so was last week. The State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) are behind schedule but are expected to submit their policies soon.

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Government Launches New Tool to Improve Transparency of Foreign Aid Spending

Dec 16, 2010 by Gavin Baker

Today, the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) launched the Foreign Assistance Dashboard, a new tool to shed light on U.S. foreign aid spending.

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U.S. Scores Poorly on Transparency of Foreign Aid Spending

Oct 7, 2010 by Gavin Baker

A new comparative study of development aid finds the U.S. among the least transparent of the world's donors.

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Golden Opportunity for Transparency at UN Development Summit

Sep 17, 2010 by Gavin Baker

Yesterday, OMB Watch delivered a letter to President Obama calling for greater transparency in U.S. foreign aid. The letter asks the U.S. government to publicly commit to aid transparency at next week's UN Summit on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

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Advocates Call for Transparency in Development Aid

Aug 24, 2010 by Gavin Baker

Experts from around the world are meeting this week in London to advocate for transparency in development efforts. The Conference on Transparency, Free Flow of Information and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is being held in advance of next month's UN Summit to review progress toward the Goals.

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