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Direct linkRelyea, Harold C. – Government Information Quarterly, 2009
For the Federal government of the United States, freedom of information policy is expressed in statutory law--the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), enacted in 1966, being the first such expression in this regard. Other transparency laws would follow. The FOIA, however, was legislated in the face of considerable opposition by the executive branch.…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Information Policy, Federal Legislation, Access to Information
