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Other Government Secrecy Related Web Sites

Selected Non-Governmental Web Sites

• The Art of Access, a blog on freedom of information offering FOI news and resources for journalists and others.
• Collaboration on Government Secrecy is an academic center at American University Washington College of Law devoted to the study of government secrecy and openness.
• OpenTheGovernment.org is a coalition of 75 organizations dedicated to combating unwarranted government secrecy and promoting freedom of information.
• The National Security Archive maintains the largest non-governmental collection of declassified government documents and other valuable resources.
• Wikileaks.org publishes confidential or restricted documents that have been leaked by government or corporate whistleblowers.
• National Freedom of Information Coalition promotes freedom of information particularly at the state level.
• Sunshine in Government Initiative is a coalition of media groups committed to promoting policies that ensure the government is accessible, accountable and open.
• Coalition of Journalists for Open Government: "Our goal is to provide timely information on freedom of information issues and on what journalism organizations are doing to foster greater transparency in government."
• Government Attic offers miscellaneous records on a variety of topics.
• The James Madison Project pursues public education and litigation in the interest of open government.
• Cryptome offers an exceptionally rich collection of new official and unofficial documents on security policy.
• The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press provides news and assistance on freedom of information matters.
• OMB Watch provides resources, news and analysis on the "right to know."
• Society of Environmental Journalists Watchdog TipSheet on First Amendment issues of interest to environmental journalists.
• GlobalSecurity.org provides bottomless resources on all aspects of national security policy, and then some.
• Guide to Declassified Documents and Archival Materials for U.S. Foreign Policy and World Politics by David N. Gibbs, University of Arizona, provides a road map to declassified foreign policy records.
• The Resource Shelf provides news on all aspects of government information policy and links to valuable source documents.
• Project on Government Oversight performs independent investigations to promote openness and government accountability.
• Electronic Privacy Information Center offers lots of important declassified documents and insights on cryptography policy, privacy, and more.
• Center for Democracy and Technology addresses access to government information along with its main focus on civil liberties.
• Freedominfo.org offers news and resources for freedom of information advocates around the world.
• Public Citizen's updated Freedom of Information Clearinghouse includes abundant resources on the Freedom of Information Act.
• BushSecrecy.org, resources and analysis of Bush Administration secrecy policies from Public Citizen
• Access Reports provides news and expert analysis on freedom of information policy from Harry Hammitt.
• Nautilus Institute: Global Disclosure Project, specializing in nuclear weapons policy and strategy.

U.S. Government Web Sites

• Selected Agency FOIA Sites
• CIA Center for the Study of Intelligence is responsible for much of CIA's historical declassification activity.
• JFK Assassination Records Collection Reference System at the National Archives.