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Record Nr.

UNINA9910150316403321

Titolo

Government transparency and secrecy : measures, access, and policies / / Grant Faulconer and Aiden Dashaw, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Nova Publishers, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

1-62417-774-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (173 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Government procedures and operations

American Political, Economic, and Security Issues

Disciplina

352.3'8'0973

Soggetti

Transparency in government - United States

Security classification (Government documents) - United States

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Government transparency and secrecy : an examination of meaning and its use in the executive branch / Wendy Ginsberg, Maeve P. Carey, L. Elaine Halchin, and Natalie Keegan --Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) : background and policy options for the 112th Congress / Wendy Ginsberg -- The Obama administration's Open Government Initiative : issues for Congress / Wendy R. Ginsberg -- The Freedom of Information Act and nondisclosure provisions in other federal laws / Gina Stevens.

Sommario/riassunto

From the beginning of the American federal government, Congress has required executive branch agencies to release or otherwise make available government information and records. This book first assesses the meaning of transparency and subsequently examines the statutes, initiatives, requirements, and other actions that make information more available to the public or protect if from public release.