Obama Receives a 'Transparency' Award - in a Secret Meeting

On Monday, President Obama was acknowledged by the open government community for his Administration's transparency with the American people.  The meeting praising Obama and his administration was closed and undisclosed to the media, however.  This report from Politico 44 reports that Gary Bass of OMB Watch said, "Our understanding going into the meeting was that it would have a pool photographer and a print reporter, and it turned out to be a private meeting." 

What do you think?  Has the president been transparent?