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Forum (Forum & Focus)

Feb. 12, 2009

Bringing FOIA Up to Date Will Help Lift the Veil of Secrecy

Creating uniform rules for Freedom of Information Act requests would go a long way toward advancing Obama's transparency goals, write Lina M. Brenner and John M. Neclerio. - Forum Column

FORUM COLUMN

By Lina M. Brenner and John M. Neclerio

While the Freedom of Information Act was implemented decades ago in order to provide ordinary citizens with access to information about government activities, in practice, the technology infrastructure has not yet been able to make the process of requesting documents simple or efficient for the average citizen. President Obama has said that he intends to use "cutting-edge technologies" to permi...

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