TAG / DAVID MORENS
RESULTS
CORRUPTION
Former NIH Official Indicted After Private Emails Boast of FOIA Evasion “Tricks”
Emails cited in the case show David Morens discussing how to make messages “disappear” and saying “the best way to avoid FOIA hassles is to delete all emails when you learn a subject is getting sensitive.”
HUMAN RIGHTS
Exemptions Gut Florida FOI Laws—A Constant Assault on Government Transparency
Legislators have passed over 1,100 exemptions to Florida’s Sunshine Law. From Dale Earnhardt’s 2001 autopsy to the governor’s travel plans, the public are left in the dark.
CORRUPTION
NIH and Senior Staffers Engaged in Long-Term Effort to Evade FOIA, New Documents Show
Ironically, a congressional subpoena turned up evidence of a conspiracy between senior staffers to evade freedom of information requirements in order to deny the public access to critical information about the workings of government.
