S.394 OPEN Government Act of 2005

"Openness in Government and Freedom of Information: Examining the OPEN Government Act of 2005" Bill Summary & Status for the 109th Congress

"To promote accessibility, accountability, and openness in Government by strengthening section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and for other purposes. "

Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security

DATE: March 15, 2005, TIME: 10:00 AM, ROOM: SD 226

OFFICIAL HEARING NOTICE / WITNESS LIST:

NOTICE OF SUBCOMMITTEE HEARING

The Senate Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security has scheduled a hearing on "Openness in Government and Freedom of Information: Examining the OPEN Government Act of 2005" for Tuesday, March 15, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.

Senator Cornyn will preside. By order of the Chairman

-----Tentative Witness List-----

PANEL I
Katherine M. "Missy" Cary, Assistant Attorney General of Texas, Chief Open Records Division, Austin, TX

Walter Mears, former Washington Bureau chief and Executive Editor, Associated Press, Chapel Hill, NC

Mark Tapscott, Director Center for Media and Public Policy, The Heritage Foundation
Washington, DC

Lisa Graves, Senior Counsel for Legislative Strategy, American Civil Liberties Union
Washington, DC

Meredith Fuchs, General Counsel, National Security Archive, George Washington University, Washington, DC

Thomas M. Susman, Ropes & Gray LLP, Washington, DC