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Daily Archives: July 3, 2006

Businesses Account for More Than 60% of FOIA Users

Coalition of Journalists for Open Government: “By far the heaviest use of the Freedom of Information Act comes from the nation’s businesses, seeking government records on contracts or for a host of other commercial uses, a new study (8 pages, PDF) by the Coalition of Journalists for Open Government shows. Often they work through information… Continue Reading

Article Contends President Directed VP to Clarify Case for War

Bush Directed Cheney To Counter War Critic, by Murray Waas, National Journal, July 3, 2006: “President Bush told the special prosecutor in the CIA leak case that he directed Vice President Dick Cheney to personally lead an effort to counter allegations made by former Ambassador Joseph C. Wilson IV that his administration had misrepresented intelligence… Continue Reading

GAO Reports Address Government Document Classification

Managing Sensitive Information: Actions Needed to Ensure Recent Changes in DOE Oversight Do Not Weaken an Effective Classification System, Full-text GAO-06-785, and Highlights, June 30, 2006: “DOE’s Office of Classification’s systematic training, comprehensive guidance, and rigorous oversight programs had a largely successful history of ensuring that information was classified and declassified according to established criteria.… Continue Reading