in the loop vs out of the loop

Some examples from the web:

• Someone's either lying or not in the loop.
• You said you'd keep me in the loop.
• I need to get Washington in the loop.
• CEO kept him in the loop.
• Want to make sure Chuck's in the loop.
• Keep me in the loop, Commander.
• And keep us in the loop on anything else.
• So keep her in the loop, Dexter.
• Thank you for keeping me in the loop, sir.
• I'm not in the loop on this one.
• Bloomfield: have Chloe track it down, keep Doyle in the loop.
• Want to make sure Chuck's in the loop.
• I'll make sure they keep us in the loop.
• Keep me in the loop on your end. Thanks.
• Please. Keep me in the loop.
• Clearly, you are very much in the loop.
• Make sure your new Skype contacts are kept in the loop.
• And keep us in the loop on anything else.
• Next time, keep me in the loop.
• He still wants to be kept in the loop.

Some examples from the web:

• Seems you've been left out of the loop.
• He gets crazy when he's out of the loop.
• For obvious reasons, she's taken herself out of the loop.
• They're trying to keep me out of the loop.
• I will not be kept out of the loop when it comes to what is going on with my son.
• I think I've been a little out of the loop lately.
• The CIA was kept out of the loop too.
• I guess you're just out of the loop.
• Gretch, you are really out of the loop these days.
• He's obviously out of the loop.
• I'm kind of out of the loop.
• Madam Secretary's cut me out of the loop.
• Emma feels left out of the loop.
• He's not out of the loop yet.
• She doesn't understand why she was taken out of the loop on this Jack Bauer situation.
• You leave Ripley's out of the loop, along with anyone else who isn't me.
• Thanks to you fine people, I've been out of the loop.
• I don't know why you kept me out of the loop in the first place.
• Then for once, I guess it's a good thing that I'm out of the loop.
• It hasn't been easy trying to keep you out of the loop, Gibbs.