Government transparency dims under Biden, outside watchdog reports

On President Joe Biden’s first day in office, then-White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki promised that "his objective and his commitment is to bring transparency and truth back to government" - but federal government watchdogs have found the administration significantly lacking in that commitment.

PPT sought information from the relevant departments and agencies about "how much funding and how many resources were devoted to send staff overseas," Chamberlain said, in addition to asking "to see the telework agreements of the people who had gone overseas."

• Despite filing FOIA requests with the Energy Department back in November, PPT has yet to receive any records from DOE, while other departments have responded with records.
• This lack of response to a FOIA request runs directly counter to a March memo from Attorney General Merrick Garland instructing department and agency heads to "work constructively" with the FOIA requester community to improve processing capacities, reduce backlogs, and make government more transparent, responsive, and accountable.

 

https://justthenews.com/accountability/watchdogs/biden-admin-transparency-departments-energy-interior-fail-disclose-records