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Thursday, August 30, 2007

FOIA Study: FOIA Is a Joke

No surprises here:

"The Coalition of Journalists for Open Government's (CJOG) analysis of government's implementation of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) indicates record-setting FOIA problems despite a positive June report on FOIA from the Justice Department. These problems come to light as a legislative effort to reform FOIA has passed both the House and Senate and may soon become law."

http://www.ombwatch.org/article/articleview/3963/