Secrecy in the Bush Administration
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Serial Number
Levin Center Identifier
Document Date
2004-09-14
Report Length
90 pages
Policy Agendas Project Major Code
Policy Agendas Project Minor Code
Additional, Minority, Dissenting Views
Report Type
Found Using Methodology
Yes
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Brief Executive Summary
The Special Investigations Division of the House Committee on Government Reform examined the Bush Administration's approach to open government and revealed a consistent pattern of undermining laws designed to promote public access to information. The report claims the administration expanded laws allowing information withholding and secrecy, while restricting laws promoting transparency. The report states the administration's actions collectively constitute an unprecedented assault on open government principles.
Related Hearings
House Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations, hearing on "National Missile Defense: Test Failures and Technology Development," 106th Cong., H.Hrg. 106-255, (2000, September 8)