Curtailing open government - Las Vegas Sun

Curtailing open government - Las Vegas Sun

Friday, September 12, 2008

8:25 AM

Curtailing open government

Statistical evidence points to culture of secrecy under the Bush administration

Thu, Sep 11, 2008 (2:05 a.m.)

For those of us who value open government, the news is pretty grim. Whether it involves documents, meetings or contracts, it is getting more difficult to obtain information from the federal government.

A report card released Tuesday by OpenTheGovernment.org, a Washington coalition of journalism, consumer and government watchdog groups, detailed numerous trends that reveal a growing practice of secrecy by the Bush administration.

 

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