Whistle Where You Work: USDA/FDA Survey Results - Transparency at the State Department Episode 29

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WWYW is a multimedia program focusing on issues of accountability, that is produced by the Government Accountability Project, the nation’s leading whistleblower protection and advocacy organization. Episode 29, Segment 1: To get to the root of some of the causes of the current food safety problems, a recent survey commissioned by the nonprofit organizatoin Union of Concerned Scientists asked a key public - FDA and USDA scientists- to 'evaluate how well the government uses science to protect the food supply'. Francesca Grifo, shares the enlightening results.  Segment 2: Transparency at the State Department: The Foundation for the Future, and FOIA under Obama.  Iraq War architect Paul Wolfowitz resigned as World Bank President amidst several scandals.  The investigatory loop took 33 months of FOIA processes.  What did the investigation find out? Why did it take so long? And, how has the process of obtaining information via FOIA changed under the Obama administration.  Panelists includ: Shelley Walden, Patrice McDermott.

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