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The moon is a sensitive topic at the CIA

by JPat Brown

July 16, 2019

The Central Intelligence Agency kept a 1961 translation of the “Atlas of the Far Side of the Moon” marked as “For Official Use Only” in its archives for just shy of 50 years.

The FBI releases its file on Bigfoot

by JPat Brown

June 05, 2019

Shortly after lunchtime on what was shaping up to be a relatively uneventful Wednesday, the @FBIRecordsVault Twitter account - which posts sporadic updates to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s FOIA reading room - tweeted out the words “Bigfoot” and a link. And with that, the Wednesday officially became eventful.

Recently released records show how NASA investigated the 1989 WANK worm infection

by Emily Crose

May 14, 2019

How did the National Aeronautics and Space Administration handle one of the first major hacktivist incidents? Newly released records sheds light on what happened during NASA’s investigation of the 1989 WANK worm infection.

California lawmaker halts controversial transparency bill amidst public outcry

by Jessie Gomez

May 07, 2019

After stern opposition from transparency groups, Assemblymember Laura Friedman has decided to halt AB 700 for this year’s legislative session in California. The bill would have exempted information relating to a researcher or their research at a state university or community college.

Transparency groups oppose new California bill blocking access to research records

by Jessie Gomez

April 23, 2019

Following sweeping changes to access to police records, California legislators remain focused on reforming the state’s public records law. This time around, however, environmental groups, scientists, and transparency activists are up in arms against a new bill that’s looking to limit the scope of what researchers at higher-education institutions can and cannot release.