Following a #FreedomOfInformation request, I can reveal that in 2005 — almost two decades ago — the #EuropeanCommission trialled the deployment of an Open Source stack (#Linux desktops with #OpenOffice) and that trial was mostly successful.
Here is the Commission's report on that trial 
https://jmaris.me/OSS_at_EU.pdf
https://www.europesays.com/2230345/ Trump Tax Law’s Permit Fee Seen as Speeding Environment Reviews #BuildingPractices #Environment #EnvironmentalImpactAssessment #EnvironmentalPermitting #FederalAgencyBudget #FreedomOfInformation #GreenCards #MilitaryAndDefense #NaturalResources #OilAndGas #Pipelines #TrademarkApplications
If you need something to celebrate today, the Freedom of Information Act was signed into law #OnThisDay in 1966.
"It took [U.S. House of Representatives member John E. Moss] 12 years to get the FOIA through Congress [...] The Moss Committee took it upon itself to reform confidentiality policy and implement punishments for the overuse of classification by officials and departments."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_Information_Act_(United_States)
Just found our about Globaleaks, which seems like SecureDrop but less expensive to set up and run and potentially easier to not fuck up.
https://www.europesays.com/2121657/ EPA Staffing Down 10% Over Last Year, Environment Advocates Say #AgencyAdministration #Environment #FederalBudget #FreedomOfInformation #ReductionsInForce
https://www.europesays.com/2103638/ Chief Justice Roberts halts orders for Musk’s DOGE to disclose operations #AmyGleason #ChristopherCooper #courts #DepartmentOfGovernmentEfficiency #DistrictOfColumbia #DonaldTrump #ElonMusk #fraud #FreedomOfInformation #GeneralNews #GovernmentBudgets #JohnRoberts #Lawsuits #LegalProceedings #Musk #PoliticalNews #Politics #SupremeCourtOfTheUnitedStates #U.S.News #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesGovernment #WashingtonNews
#NAFO 
