Letter to Ambassador Rice on Relaunch of Ethics.gov
April 15, 2021 Ambassador Susan Rice Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20500 Ambassador Rice, As non-profit groups dedicated to a transparent and accountable government, we write to urge you to formally begin the process of elevating ethics as a core value in [...]
Letter to Congress on Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act
April 13, 2021 Dear Speaker Pelosi, Republican Leader McCarthy, and Members of the House of Representatives: We, the 31 undersigned organizations, write in strong support of the bipartisan Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act (“ACMRA”) and urge the House of Representatives to consider and pass the legislation. Once enacted, ACMRA [...]
Letter to the Attorney General on FOIA
April 7th, 2021 The Honorable Merrick B. Garland Attorney General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, D.C., 20530 Dear Attorney General Garland, As non-profit groups dedicated to a transparent and accountable government, we write to offer our support and suggestions for how the Department of Justice [...]
Letter to Senate Judiciary on FOIA Hearings
April 7th, 2021 Senator Dick Durbin Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee 711 Hart Senate Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Senator Chuck Grassley Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Committee 135 Hart Senate Building Washington, D.C. 20510 Re: Oversight Hearing on FOIA at Federal Agencies Dear Chairman Durbin, The undersigned organizations write you to request [...]
Letter to the Department of Homeland Security re: ICE Detention File Revi
Alejandro Mayorkas Secretary U.S. Department of Homeland Security 3801 Nebraska Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20016 Tae Johnson Acting Director U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 500 12th St. SW Washington, D.C. 20536 Esther Olavarria Deputy Director Domestic Policy Council 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Washington, D.C. 20500 March 29, 2021 Dear Secretary [...]
Open Letter to President Tshisekedi: Nullify death sentence of Congolese whistleblowers
President Tshisekedi Democratic Republic of Congo Thursday 25 March, 2021 WIN and UNIS and 50 supporters from around the world unequivocally condemn the abhorrent judgement issued by the Gombe Tribunal (Kinshasa) against two former auditors of the Afriland First Bank sentencing them to death for blowing the whistle. We write [...]
Letter to Secretary Yellen re: Trump Tax Return Materials
The Honorable Janet Yellen Secretary of the Treasury U.S. Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20220 March 25, 2021 Dear Secretary Yellen: We, the undersigned organizations, are writing to ask that you direct officials at the Department of the Treasury to fulfil the April 3, 2019 [...]
Letter to the Department of Homeland Security on Media Access to Border Facilities
March 24th, 2021 Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas Secretary of Homeland Security Washington, DC 20528 Re. Media Access to Border Facilities Dear Secretary Mayorkas, The undersigned organizations urgently request that you reverse the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) position on blocking media access to border facilities. As you are aware, the last [...]
Letter to the House Science, Space and Technology Committee to pass the Scientific Integrity Act
March 23, 2021 Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson House Science, Space and Technology Committee 2321 Rayburn HOB Washington, DC 20515 Ranking Member Frank Lucas House Science, Space and Technology Committee 2321 Rayburn HOB Washington, DC 20515 Dear Chairwoman Johnson and Ranking Member Lucas, The undersigned organizations write to urge you to [...]
Letter to the Office of Management and Budget to Issue Guidance on Pandemic Data
March 23, 2021 Acting Director Rob Fairweather Office of Management and Budget 725 17th St NW Washington, DC 20503 Dear Acting Director Fairweather, We, the undersigned organizations, are writing to request that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issue guidance to federal agencies to establish standard procedures for the [...]
Letter on Support for Reintroduction and Passage of the Federal Advisory Committee Transparency Act
March 16, 2021 The Honorable Carolyn Maloney Chairwoman House Oversight and Reform Cmte. United States House of Representatives 2157 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable James Comer Ranking Member House Oversight and Reform Cmte. United States House of Representatives 2105 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 [...]
Letter on Support for Periodically Listing Updates to Management Act (The PLUM Act)
March 16, 2021 The Honorable Carolyn Maloney Chairwoman House Oversight and Reform Cmte. United States House of Representatives 2157 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable James Comer Ranking Member House Oversight and Reform Cmte. United States House of Representatives 2105 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 [...]
Letter to President Biden on United States Attorneys
Dear President Joseph R. Biden Jr., You were elected on what the Marshall Project termed, “the most progressive criminal justice platform of any major party candidate in generations.” Already, in your first month in office, you have repeatedly demonstrated your eagerness to follow through on key promises. Now, you have [...]
Letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland on Restoring Integrity and Independence at the Department of Justice
March 15, 2021 Attorney General Merrick Garland United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530-0001 Attorney General Garland, We, the undersigned organizations, are encouraged by the commitment you have expressed during your confirmation process to restoring the integrity and independence of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”). As [...]
Letter to the Department of Homeland Security and State Department on the MPP Wind Down Process
March 12, 2021 Hon. Alejandro Mayorkas Secretary Department of Homeland Security 301 7th Street, SW Washington, DC 20528 Hon. Antony Blinken Secretary Department of State 2201 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20520 CC: Esther Olavarria, Domestic Policy Council Roberta Jacobson, National Security Council Katie Tobin, National Security Council Re: [...]
Letter to House and Senate Courts Subcommittees on Federal Court Modernization Bill
Hon. Sheldon Whitehouse, Chairman Subcommittee on Federal Courts Senate Judiciary Committee Washington, DC 20510 Hon. John Kennedy, Ranking Member Subcommittee on Federal Courts Senate Judiciary Committee Washington, DC 20510 Hon. Hank Johnson, Chairman Subcommittee on Courts, IP and the Internet House Judiciary Committee Washington, DC 20515 Hon. Darrell Issa, Ranking [...]
Letter to the Department of the Treasury on the Corporate Transparency Act
March 9, 2021 The Honorable Janet Yellen Secretary of the Treasury U.S. Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20220 Dear Secretary Yellen: The Department of Treasury has many pressing responsibilities during these trying times, but the undersigned groups believe one of the most important is implementing [...]
Letter to the Senate on Support for the CROOK Act
February 18, 2021 The Honorable Ben Cardin U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations The Honorable Roger Wicker U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations RE: Support for the CROOK Act Dear Senators Cardin and Wicker, As organizations and individuals who work to promote transparency and accountability in government, and to combat [...]
Letter to the House of Representatives on Support for the CROOK Act
February 18, 2021 The Honorable Bill Keating U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs The Honorable Brian Fitzpatrick U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs RE: Support for the CROOK Act Dear Representatives Keating and Fitzpatrick, As organizations and individuals who work to promote transparency and accountability in government, and to combat [...]
Request for Swift Presidential Leadership to Make Transparency a Top Priority for the Biden Administration
February 22, 2021 President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington, DC 20500 Re: Request for Swift Presidential Leadership to Make Transparency a Top Priority for the Biden Administration Dear President Biden: The undersigned civil society organizations write to urge you to take bold presidential action [...]