Government transparency under Obama misses the mark

By Jim Morris

To mark Sunshine Week, open-government groups are assessing President Barack Obama’s pledge to make the federal bureaucracy more open and le

Excerpts from this story referencing "National Security Archive":

"… s Improvement.In a government-wide audit released Monday, for example, the National Security Archive at George Washington University found pending Freedom of Information Act ( …"

State Department FOIA requests unanswered four long years later

By Josh Israel

President Obama promised more responsivenes but delays in processing Freedom of Information Act requests are still legendary

Excerpts from this story referencing "National Security Archive":

"… ment has long had problems with timely FOIA responses. A 2011 study by the National Security Archive at George Washington University listed the State Department as one of the …"

"… ar from the only agency still experiencing problems. A new report from the National Security Archive says the oldest FOIA requests at eight different agencies now date back mo …"

"… e Department files about nuclear research from the 1950s, AP reported. The National Security Archive noted that many long-standing requests had likely fallen victim to a refer …"