Twelve of 19 federal agencies received a failing grade on a calendar transparency report card released Tuesday by a public accountability watchdog group.
Protect the Public's Trust graded agencies on the accessibility, quality, completeness, and timeliness of their meeting calendars.
If an agency met all four criteria, they received an A. If they met none, they received an F. File Calendar Transparency Report.
These agencies flunked because they didn't provide public calendars for their administrators that are easily accessible to the public.
The Environmental Protection Agency was the sole agency to receive an A. The only recommendation for the EPA was that it proactively provide information about those attending the administrator's meetings and the topics of discussion.
The Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976 directs that "Every portion of every meeting of an agency shall be open to public observation." The exceptions to this include issues related to national defense, matters within the agency, and anything covered by privacy rules.
"Every agency we looked at has room for improvement. We're hopeful that by PPT shining the light on current and former practices at these agencies they will pursue those improvements. This is just the start of a continuing project. The American public deserves it."
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