Other Government Secrecy Related Web Sites
Selected Non-Governmental Web Sites
- 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.
- The Memory Hole collects and publishes elusive records and documents that have been withdrawn from the public domain.
- Cryptome offers an exceptionally rich collection of new official and unofficial documents on security policy. This site really is worth checking every day.
- 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.