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	Government - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		An alternative is to define a government as an organisation that attempts to maintain control of a territory, where "control" involves activities such as collecting taxes, controlling entry and exit to the state, preventing encroachment of territory by neighbouring states and preventing the establishment of alternative governments within the country.
		Governments use a variety of methods to maintain the established order, such as police and military forces, (particularly under despotism, see also police state), making agreements with other states, and maintaining support within the state.
		A government in a developed state is likely to have various sub-organisations known as offices, departments, or agencies, which are headed by politically appointed officials, often called ministers or secretaries.
	open-encyclopedia.com /Government (572 words)

	Open Source and These United States
		Open licensing allows an author or corporation to retain ownership of a program or document while giving others the freedom to improve its quality or capabilities provided that they in turn agree to share their developments with others under the same terms.
		Government employees do not need to be reminded that it has been over 200 years since the United States conducted its initial public offering, they cannot expect to receive the same salary or benefits of their commercial equivalents.
		Open licensing doesn't alleviate the need to test but it raises the possibility that someone, somewhere will discover and report the problem before the system goes operational when the consequences of a security problem could be life threatening.
	skyscraper.fortunecity.com /mondo/841/documents/99-184.html (14450 words)

	Talk: Government - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		surely not true: many governments don't manage to maintain a sole use of violence, some may not even care much as long as they are not threatened.
		Also, preoccupation with violence is probably mistaken: it's easy to imagine a government ruling a heavily indoctrinated population, not needing to use violence since lynch mobs will take care of any "problems".
		Open Encyclopedia is an free extensive encyclopedia service provided by the New Frontier Information Network, a newly launched private company which offers easy access to thousands of online articles, e-books and documentation covering a wide variety of broad topics.
	talk.open-encyclopedia.com /Government (263 words)

	Society: Government - Open Site
		A government or governing authority is a system of setting and enforcing rules upon society or a group of people within society.
		: a government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of a monarch who reigns over a state or territory, usually for life and by hereditary right; the monarch may be either a sole absolute ruler or a sovereign - such as a king, queen, or prince - with constitutionally limited authority.
		: a government in which the means of planning, producing, and distributing goods is controlled by a central government that theoretically seeks a more just and equitable distribution of property and labor; in actuality, most socialist governments have ended up being no more than dictatorships over workers by a ruling elite.
	open-site.org /Society/Government (763 words)

	Texas Attorney General
		An open government is the cornerstone of a free society.
		The Attorney General is responsible for ensuring that Texas government is open and accessible to all citizens.
		Open Records Decisions may be cited as precedent in briefing to the Open Records Division.
	www.oag.state.tx.us /opinopen/opengovt.shtml (651 words)

	ASNE - Open government must mean open records
		The best decisions by government follow an instinct for openness, not an instinct for limiting disclosure to only that which a lawyer says is required.
		The best public relations people in government are those who see as their bosses the people - taxpayers and citizens - and believe passionately that their role is to get information to those citizens.
		Yet, people who care about the process and open government must explain that the fleeting pain of bright sunlight is nothing compared to surgically revealed secret.
	www.asne.org /kiosk/editor/december/oppel.htm (839 words)

	Welcome [Government Forge]
		The Government Forge Open Source Repository was established as a hosting, (co-hosting/mirror) venue and collaborative development environment portal for open source software programs, applications, tools and components that are relevant to, and/or can be utilized by government and public sector entities.
		Government Forge will also serve as a collection and re-distribution point for security updates, program upgrades, bug fixes and patches between the various traditional and non-traditional development resources and the government/public sector entities utilizing open source software.
		Government Forge is currently under active development, but if you would like to host your project here, please go ahead and sign up for an account and you will be notified as soon as the site is ready.
	governmentforge.org (256 words)

	US Senator John Cornyn : OPEN : Floor Speech (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		This bill is called the OPEN Government Act of 2005 and is a bipartisan effort to improve and update our information laws – particularly the Freedom of Information Act.
		Open government, of course, is one of the most basic requirements of a healthy democracy.
		Open government is fundamentally an American issue; it is literally necessary to preserve our way of life as a self–governing people.
	cornyn.senate.gov /FOIA/speech.cfm (1153 words)

	Audits and Surveys of state Freedom of Information Laws
		Alabama Citizens for Open Government (ALACOG) is a non-profit group based at the University of Alabama's School of Journalism that seeks to guarantee all citizens the right to access government records at all levels of government.
		This law states: "Public records and other matters in the custody of any officer shall be open to inspection by any persona at all times during office hours." Highlights of the study can be found here.
		A recent survey said that a third of the time, local Colorado government agencies failed to comply with state law, which declares "all public records shall be open for inspection by any person at reasonable times." The survey was conducted by member newspapers of the Colorado Press Association.
	foi.missouri.edu /openrecseries.html (2516 words)

	Linux in Government: The Government Open Code Collaborative \| Linux Journal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		Government entities, defined as a federal, state or local government, an authority or other sub-national public sector entity of the United States, can join the GOCC as Members by signing the GOCC Operating Agreement through an authorized representative.
		Government has to be careful that they are not re-inventing the wheel, or worse yet putting all the national wheel companies out of business.
		Moving government to a free (as in beer) and open (as in democratic) code base it too important to accept this vacuous analysis.
	www.linuxjournal.com /article/7932 (6279 words)

	New Scientist Breaking News - UK government 'obstructing' open-access publishing (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		The UK government has rejected calls from an influential committee of MPs to alter radically the way scientific papers are published.
		He believes that by not favouring even the possibility of open-access publishing, the government is severely skewing the field in favour of traditional publishers.
		The government also says it is not convinced that the author-pays model is “inherently superior” to the current model.
	www.newscientist.com /news/news.jsp?id=ns99996633 (737 words)

	Electronic Privacy Information Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		This extension comes as the agency is considering a flawed proposal to use Radio Frequency Identification tags for travel documents, and two months after it began to require visitors to submit a full ten-fingerprint set.
		Through SEVIS, the federal government is accumulating a massive amount of data on foreign students and exchange visitors and their dependents, including biographical, academic, and employment information.
		A recent Government Accountability Office report (pdf) found that federal agencies are failing to adequately protect privacy rights when using data mining or knowledge discovery tools to find patterns and associations in massive amounts of information.
	www.epic.org (937 words)

	Freedom of Information
		It argues that any serious attempt by the Government to restore trust must be based on a policy of openness, regardless of whether the facts are incovenient or embarrassing.
		The government has rejected key elements of the report's recommendations on Freedom of Information which will allow information that would not harm the work of the police - and would improve accountability - to be unneccessarily withheld.
		Government departments initially refused to identify seconded staff, claiming that the Data Protection Act prohibited them from doing so unless the individuals themselves agreed to be indentified.
	www.cfoi.org.uk /opengov.html (3844 words)

	Virginia Coalition for Open Government - Freedom of Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		The Virginia Coalition for Open Government is seeking nominations for its annual Freedom of Information awards, given in recognition of the best examples of open government in Virginia during 2004 and 2005.
		A new survey conducted jointly by Investigative Reporters and Editors and the Better Government Association gave a "grade" to 50 states and the District of Columbia on how well their FOI laws are working.
		Florida, which has long enjoyed a reputation as being one of the most open states in the country, was 19th, with a C-.
	www.opengovva.org (4419 words)

	NewsForge \| Government open source deployments you don't hear about
		Reporters will get calls about how use of open source is destroying the software industry, and how there is no nice solid company behind Linux, just a bunch of virus-writing marijuana smokers who shouldn't be trusted with the public's vital information.
		But in the long run, even without open source legislation or open source lobbying, we can expect a gradual swing away from proprietary software in government operations at all levels, from the smallest municipalities to the largest federal agencies.
		But to strive to get all open source code on a computer, if you are able, is not a bad thing, and for you to play the zealot card is weak minded nonsense, and the product of a lazy reporter.
	www.newsforge.com /trends/03/12/23/0056245.shtml?tid%3D136%26tid%3D137%26tid%3D2%26tid%3D82%26tid%3D94 (2562 words)

	Welcome to the Committee on Open Government
		The law preserves the Committee on Open Government, which was created by enactment of the original Freedom of Information Law in 1974.
		The law defines "agency" to include all units of state and local government in New York State, including state agencies, public corporations and authorities, as well as any other governmental entities performing a governmental function for the state or for one or more units of local government in the state (section 86(3)).
		A denial of access must be in writing, stating the reason for the denial and advising you of your right to appeal to the head or governing body of the agency or the person designated to hear appeals by the head or governing body of the agency.
	www.dos.state.ny.us /coog/freelaw.html (2304 words)

	SUNSHINE Week - SUNSHINE Week
		Hundreds of news organizations generated thousands of articles, commentary, graphics, cartoons, public forums and more, all of which advanced discussions about the importance of open government and freedom of information.
		Many open government organizations and civic groups marked the week as well.
		Maintaining open government in the face of ever-increasing efforts toward secrecy is a core tenet of this democracy.
	www.sunshineweek.org (432 words)

	South Dakotans For Open Government
		South Dakotans for Open Government sponsored its "Let the Sun Shine In" essay contest as part of this year's first, national Sunshine Week observance.
		The week was designed to bring attention to the need for open government throughout the nation, at all levels.
		South Dakotans for Open Government is a bipartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting open government and educating people about the need for it.
	www.sdog.org (287 words)

	RelsFeb1203.html
		The OGC criticized the federal government's failure to take action to strengthen the access to information system since the Task Force reported last June.
		In fact, the government is currently proposing in anti-terrorism bills to keep more information secret from the public.
		Open Government Canada is a nation-wide coalition of non-profit groups fighting government secrecy and pushing for greater access to public information.
	www.dwatch.ca /camp/RelsFeb1203.html (528 words)

	The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
		A federal judge has ordered the government to ask Guantanamo Bay detainees whether they would benefit from the government's protecting their "privacy" before he rules in a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit brought by The Associated Press.
		A Freedom of Information Act requester who won a court ruling ordering the government to expedite processing of her records request is eligible for attorney fees, a federal appellate court ruled this week.
		A public interest group's attempt to find evidence of meetings between six government food safety officials and representatives of the meat and poultry industry was quashed Friday when a federal district judge ruled that appointment calendars the group sought are not public records.
	www.rcfp.org (2219 words)

	Open Source Software Institute
		The Open Source Software Institute (OSSI) is a non-profit (501 c 6) organization comprised of corporate, government and academic representatives whose mission is to promote the development and implementation of open-source software solutions within U.S. federal, state and municipal government agencies and academic entities.
		State and Local government managers are pressed to understand what OSS is, how is it used today, how one determines where its use is appropriate, what the risks and rewards may be.
		Drew Ladner, the newly appointed general manager of JBoss’ government division, is serving as the JBoss liaison for the CRADA project.
	www.oss-institute.org (539 words)

	Special Investigations
		It finds that there has been a consistent pattern in the Administration’s actions: laws that are designed to promote public access to information have been undermined, while laws that authorize the government to withhold information or to operate in secret have repeatedly been expanded.
		The cumulative result is an unprecedented assault on the principle of open government.
		Waxman and other members of the Government Reform Committee have also introduced H.R. 5073, legislation to reverse the Bush Administration's policies and restore open government.
	democrats.reform.house.gov /features/secrecy_report/index.asp (534 words)

	The Coalition of Journalists for Open Government
		Welcome to our window on open government and freedom of information, both in our nation’s capital and around the U.S. The view is clouded by increasing government secrecy, but our goal is to provide timely reports on efforts to achieve greater access to public records and meetings and a free flow of information.
		It recounts increasing difficulties in getting government information, much of it routine, including delays of up to a year, heavy-handed redaction of data, and challenges to the waiver of fees as required by law.
		Noting that “the inadequate response to Hurricane Katrina shows the public needs to know what could happen in their communities and what the response plans are,” Open the Government released its second federal Secrecy Report Card, tallying the withholding of information across a broad range of government activities.
	www.cjog.net (2877 words)

	washingtonpost.com: The Federal Internet Guide
		These come generally from the same quarters as would opposition to the release of the same information by traditional, nonelectronic means, and they represent the same mix of good reasons, bad reasons and plain inertia that keeps so much government information inaccessible.
		Two recent slip-ups over information posted on government Web sites showcase the serious questions raised by the possibility of making government data genuinely, in some cases globally, transparent.
		The first was the Environmental Protection Agency, which attracted howls of protest last month when it announced it would place on its Web site information about potential "worst-case scenarios" at major U.S. chemical plants, including maps and data about chemical inventories, potential release of toxins and possible danger to neighboring populations.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-srv/politics/govt/fedguide/stories/111698.htm (379 words)

	Welcome to the Committee on Open Government
		The Committee on Open Government is responsible for overseeing and advising with regard to the Freedom of Information, Open Meetings and Personal Privacy Protection Laws (Public Officers Law, Articles 6, 7 and 6-A respectively).
		The Freedom of Information Law pertains to the public's right to government records; the Open Meetings Law concerns the public's right to attend meetings of public bodies.
		Advisory opinions are also prepared concerning the Personal Privacy Protection Law at the request of persons who are subjects of records covered by the Law, as well as at the request of state agencies seeking to comply with that statute.
	www.dos.state.ny.us /coog/coogwww.html (399 words)

	Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		The terror attacks of September 11, 2001 have compelled a reappraisal of the balance that should be struck between the interests served by governmental openness, and the need to protect national security -- in the United States, and many other countries as well.
		The eight commentaries in this book describe how governments around the world have reconciled calls for openness and concern for the preservation of national security, and propose new ways of thinking about the tension between these two important interests.
		The commentaries were written for a symposium on National Security and Open Government held in Washington, DC in May 2003.
	www.maxwell.syr.edu /campbell/opengov (213 words)

	Society of Professional Journalists - Open Doors
		“Open Doors” is itself a doorway to other FOI resources that offer more detailed and specific information.When you need FOI resources, let “Open Doors” be your gateway.
		All “Open Doors” logos and icons may be downloaded and reproduced to make it easy for visual media to flag FOI-related stories.
		Knowledge will forever govern ignorance, and a people who mean to be their own Governors must arm themselves with the power knowledge gives.” In reality, the media and citizens’ groups have fought long and hard to gain access to government records and meetings.
	www.spj.org /foia_opendoors.asp (1104 words)

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