Review of Government Secrecy Ordered

[kpete]

Source: Washington Post

Review of Government Secrecy Ordered
Obama Names Holder, Napolitano to Lead Drive for 'Unprecedented Level of Openness'

By Carrie Johnson
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, May 28, 2009

President Obama directed his national security adviser and senior Cabinet officials yesterday to examine whether the government keeps too much information secret.

In a memo, Obama acknowledged that too many documents have been kept from the public eye for years and affirmed that he remains "committed to operating with an unprecedented level of openness."

Obama asked national security adviser James L. Jones to canvass executive branch officials about their procedures for handling classified information and to make recommendations about better information sharing.

The president also said that turf battles and problems with technology continue to pose obstacles to disseminating unclassified national security information among federal agencies with their partners in states and the private sector.


Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/27/AR2009052702924.html

[No Elephants]

1. Yet, whenever an important case is in court, the Obama administration argues for secrecy.

[Javaman]

2. funny how that works. perhaps Obama would be better served by

just releasing the bush* memos and the abu garib photos. That would be a good start instead of trying to find legal justification to prevent them from being released.