Secrecy in the Bush AdministrationNova Publishers, 2007 - 117 halaman Open and accountable government is one of the bedrock principles of our democracy. Yet, virtually since inauguration day, questions have been raised about the Bush Administration's commitment to this principle. News articles and reports by independent groups over the last four years have identified a growing series of instances where the Administration has sought to operate without public or congressional scrutiny. At the request of Rep. Henry A Waxman, this report is a comprehensive examination of secrecy in the Bush Administration. It analyses how the Administration has implemented each of our nation's major open government laws. The report finds that there has been a consistent pattern in the Administration's actions: laws that are designed to promote public access to information have been undermined, while laws that authorise the government to withhold information or to operate in secret have repeatedly been expanded. The cumulative result is an unprecedented assault on the principle of open government. |
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Freedom of Information Act | 3 |
Presidential Records Act | 27 |
Federal Advisory Committee Act | 31 |
Laws that Restrict Public Access to Federal Records | 37 |
National Security Classification of Government Records | 39 |
Expanded Protection of Sensitive Security Information | 47 |
Weakened DHS Disclosure Under the National Environmental Policy Act | 49 |
Laws that Expand Secret Government Operations | 51 |
Congressional Access to Information | 61 |
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