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

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freedom of information.

Government productivity.

Governmental investigations--United States.

Governmental investigations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2011

Summary:

Includes an executive summary (pages 3-4), conclusion (pages 111), and appendices (pages 112-152)

Staff report investigating DHS compliance with Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) program requirements, including allegations that DHS political staff corrupted FOIA compliance procedures, exerted political pressure on FOIA compliance officers, and undermined Federal Government accountability to the people

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Microfiche version United States. Congress. House. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. New Era of Openness?. 2011 H602-6

Publisher Number:

CMP-2011-CGR-0005

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