Enforces the Open Meetings Act and provides Freedom of Information Act advice. Director is Niquelle Allen, Esq. Contact: 202-481-3411, opengovoffice@dc.gov.
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5 Feb 2025
OOG Dir. Niquelle Allen, joining OGE Director Ashley Cooks and BEGA Chair Norma Hutcheson, testified before the DC Council's Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety today for the annual Performance Oversight Hearing. @dcbega #FOIA #opengov #openmeetings
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12 Feb 2025
TODAY - OOG in Partnership w/ OCTO Hosts "The FOIA Portal Public Comment Session," Wed., Feb.12, 4:00-5:00 p.m. There will be General Information, a FOIA Portal Demo, and Public Comment/Q&A Session. open-dc.gov/news/foia-portal… @dcbega #foia #transparency
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7 Feb 2025
OOG in Partnership with OCTO Hosts "The FOIA Portal Public Comment Session" on Wed., Feb.12, 4:00-5:00 p.m. There will be General Information, a FOIA Portal Demo, and Public Comment/Q&A Session. s.dc.gov/FOIAdemo
@dcbega #foia #transparency
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22 Jan 2025
Fight the Winter Blues...Read the latest 'The OpenGovist' our newsletter on OOG's news, advice and info - Out Now! And get a Little Sunshine... lnks.gd/2/2zJ-7qW #FOIA #OPENGOV #OPENMEETINGS #SUNSHINELAW @dcbega
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11 Oct 2024
Welcome to Autumn and our quarterly newsletter on all things open government - The OpenGovist, Issue 7 -tinyurl.com/3fb6c2up. @dcbega. We hope that you find it informative...
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Reminder! @DCOGC
& @USGSA
Open Government Secretariat will host a public meeting 5-6:30 p.m . Oct 15 at @DCPL
MLK Memorial Library. Keynote by @ODCA_DC & conversation with @DCOPENGOV
@GingerMcCall
@TMSus
& Robert Becker.
Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/1F5V… #OpenGov
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27 Jun 2024
We have more "Sunshine" for your summer. The latest issue of 'The OpenGovist' - our newsletter on OOG's news, advice and information - is out now! Read it here: open-dc.gov/Opengovist_June2…
@dcbega
#FOIA #opengov #openmeetings #sunshinelaw
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Today is the Financial Disclosure Statement Filing Deadline. Be sure to submit your statement before midnight tonight. bega.dc.gov/page/financial-d…
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BEGA has written a proposed rule-making! Find out more here: bega.dc.gov/release/bega-pro…
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Public officials and District employees who are required to file financial disclosure statements can expect to receive their filer notice, which includes instructions and information, on or about April 15th. More info on financial disclosure: bega.dc.gov/service/financia…
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ICYMI: @dcogc's #SunshineWeek forum on law enforcement transparency and lack thereof can be viewed here youtu.be/AYamyTBowx0?feature… Tnx @digiphile for recording!
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DCOPENGOV retweeted
15 Mar 2024
"The best defense of an open society is open information. We are not safer in the dark." — Tom Blanton @NSArchive
#SunshineWeek #OpenGovernment
bit.ly/3wUD0eM
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15 Mar 2024
Happy Sunshine Week! The latest issue of 'The OpenGovist' - our newsletter on OOG's news, advice and information - is out now. We hope you enjoy... open-dc.gov/news/opengovist-….
@dcbega
#FOIA #opengov #openmeetings #sunshinelaw #sunshineweek
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DCOPENGOV retweeted
14 Mar 2024
FOIANate and the actual, original Freedom of Information Act.
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@DCOGC #sunshineweek summit we learned: D.C. police launching 3 "drug free zones" today 3/14; many support a commission to examine transparency and lack thereof in @DCGovernment; pressure for several audits of D.C. police staffing and practices. Excellent panel
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14 Mar 2024
@dcopengov Director Niquelle M. Allen joined a panel of experts Wednesday to discuss "Public Safety: Transparency, Accountability & Trust," at the Open Govt. 2024 Summit; OOG cosponsored w/ @DCOGC & @spj_tweets. DCOGC Pres. Kirsten B. Mitchell opened a great event on open govt.
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led by @washingtonpost's First Amendment expert and deputy general counsel Jim McLaughlin with @PeaceforDC Marcus Ellis; @ODCA_DC Chris Magnus, a former police chief; @DCOPENGOV Niquelle Allen. Botton line: more transparency please @DCGovernment !
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Join us for light fare beginning at 5:30 p.m.
This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required at this link: dcopengovsummit24.eventbrite…
@AlexKomaWCP @DCOPENGOV @PeaceforDC
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Register by midnight tnght 3/11 @DCOGC #SunshineWeek summit on law enforcement transparency (and lack thereof)
w/Niquelle Allen,Esq.,Director, DC Office of Open Government,MarcusEllis,ExecDirector,PeaceForD.C., ChrisMagnus,DptyAuditorPublicSafety AlexKoma,WashingtonCityPaper
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