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WASHINGTON The White House is removing a federal regulation that subjects its Office of Administration to the Freedom of Information Act, making official a policy under Presidents Bush and Obama to reject requests for records to that office.
The White House said the cleanup of FOIA regulations is consistent with court rulings that hold that the office is not subject to the transparency law. The office handles, among other things, White House record-keeping duties like the archiving of e-mails.
But the timing of the move raised eyebrows among transparency advocates, coming on National Freedom of Information Day and during a national debate over the preservation of Obama administration records. It's also Sunshine Week, an effort by news organizations and watchdog groups to highlight issues of government transparency.
"The irony of this being Sunshine Week is not lost on me," said Anne Weismann of the liberal Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, or CREW.
"It is completely out of step with the president's supposed commitment to transparency," she said. "That is a critical office, especially if you want to know, for example, how the White House is dealing with e-mail."
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2015/03/16/white-house-foia-regulations-deleted/24844253////
woo me with science
(32,139 posts)"Most transparent administration ever." Lies upon lies upon lies.
Secret government = rotten to the core.
Ichingcarpenter
(36,988 posts)article -
http://www.democracynow.org/blog/2014/3/27/barack_obama_the_least_transparent_president
My Administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government. So wrote President Barack Obama, back on Jan. 29, 2009, just days into his presidency. Openness will strengthen our democracy and promote efficiency and effectiveness in Government. Now, six years into the Obama administration, his promise of a new era of open Government seems just another grand promise, cynically broken
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whitehouse press office
My Administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government. We will work together to ensure the public trust and establish a system of transparency, public participation, and collaboration. Openness will strengthen our democracy and promote efficiency and effectiveness in Government.
Source:
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/TransparencyandOpenGovernment.
Octafish
(55,745 posts)Who notices these things when they're not on the tee vee?