From the November/December 2003 Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: How agencies thwart the Freedom of Information Act, by Jeffrey T. Richelson, a senior fellow with the National Security Archive, Washington, D.C.
“Although the Freedom of Information Act has been a blessing to academics, journalists, and activists, it is seen as a curse by some in government who would prefer to operate without the scrutiny of prying outsiders, or would like to avoid the effort involved in complying with the law. In their attempts to escape and evade FOIA requirements, they have resorted to a variety of strategies, including unilaterally “rewriting” the law, improperly denying requests in their entirety, and inappropriately declaring that certain documents are automatically exempt.”
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