A New Era of Openness? How and Why Political Staff at DHS Interfered with the FOIA Process

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2011-03-30
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153 pages
Policy Agendas Project Major Code
2: Civil Rights, Minority Issues, and Civil Liberties
Policy Agendas Project Minor Code
208: Right to Privacy and Access to Government Information
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House Majority Staff Report
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Yes
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House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
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Brief Executive Summary
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform investigated the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and its transparencies. The purpose of the investigation was to look into the corruption of FOIA procedures following the Obama administration. The committee found that the FOIA had become less transparent and more politicized than it previously was.
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14300/1137
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House Oversight Committee