Secrecy
Secrecy

Author: Daniel P. Moynihan

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1997-08

Total Pages: 293

ISBN-13: 0788146858

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This is the highly controversial & much-publicized report that proposed changes for improving classification & declassification practices of the U.S. Government to protect the nation's secrets while still ensuring that the public has access to information on government operations. Explores the historical roots of current practices, the consequences for both the dissemination of information to the public & the sharing of info. within the Federal Government, the functioning of the bureaucracy that protects government secrets, the effort to promote greater accountability, & the various costs associated with protecting secrets & reducing secrecy. Charts & tables.

Overview of the Privacy Act of 1974
Overview of the Privacy Act of 1974

Author: United States. Department of Justice. Privacy and Civil Liberties Office

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13:

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The "Overview of the Privacy Act of 1974," prepared by the Department of Justice's Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties (OPCL), is a discussion of the Privacy Act's disclosure prohibition, its access and amendment provisions, and its agency recordkeeping requirements. Tracking the provisions of the Act itself, the Overview provides reference to, and legal analysis of, court decisions interpreting the Act's provisions.

Guide to Protecting the Confidentiality of Personally Identifiable Information
Guide to Protecting the Confidentiality of Personally Identifiable Information

Author: Erika McCallister

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2010-09

Total Pages: 59

ISBN-13: 1437934889

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The escalation of security breaches involving personally identifiable information (PII) has contributed to the loss of millions of records over the past few years. Breaches involving PII are hazardous to both individuals and org. Individual harms may include identity theft, embarrassment, or blackmail. Organ. harms may include a loss of public trust, legal liability, or remediation costs. To protect the confidentiality of PII, org. should use a risk-based approach. This report provides guidelines for a risk-based approach to protecting the confidentiality of PII. The recommend. here are intended primarily for U.S. Fed. gov¿t. agencies and those who conduct business on behalf of the agencies, but other org. may find portions of the publication useful.

U. S. Government Information and Policies and Practices, Administration and Operation of the Freedom of Information ACT, Vol. 4
U. S. Government Information and Policies and Practices, Administration and Operation of the Freedom of Information ACT, Vol. 4

Author: United States Congress

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-11-26

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 9780331996906

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Excerpt from U. S. Government Information and Policies and Practices, Administration and Operation of the Freedom of Information Act, Vol. 4: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives, Ninety-Second Congress, Second Session; March 6, 7, 10, 14, and 17, 1972 Call it government secrecy, news management, the credibility gap, or truth in government, it is a problem which has been with us since our form of government was established. It is a political problem, but it is not a partisan problem. All administrations, whether Whig or Federalist, Republican or Democrat, have faced the problem; no administration, no President, no Congress has solved it. In fact, the problem of informing all of the people who are an integral part of the democratic process has become more and more important in recent years - has grown to alarming proportions, particularly since World War II. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Government Transparency and Secrecy
Government Transparency and Secrecy

Author: Grant Faulconer

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 171

ISBN-13: 9781624177743

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From the beginning of the American federal government, Congress has required executive branch agencies to release or otherwise make available government information and records. Some scholars and statesmen, including James Madison, thought access to information -- commonly referred to in contemporary vernacular as "transparency"-- was an essential cornerstone of democratic governance. Today, the federal government attempts to balance access to information with the need to protect certain information (including national security information and trade secrets) in order to achieve transparency. As a consequence, access and protection are often in tension with one another. This book first assesses the meaning of transparency and subsequently examines the statutes, initiatives, requirements, and other actions that make information more available to the public or protect if from public release. Also discussed is whether existing transparency initiatives are effective in reaching their stated goals.

Blacked Out
Blacked Out

Author: Alasdair Roberts

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2006-01-30

Total Pages: 336

ISBN-13: 9780521858700

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In 1966 the United States Congress passed the landmark Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) giving the public the right to access government documents. This "right to know" has been used over the intervening years to challenge overreaching Presidents and secretive government agencies. This example of governmental transparency has served as an inspiring case in point to nations around the world, spawning similar statutes in fifty-nine countries. Yet, despite these global efforts to foster openness in government, secrecy still persists--and in many cases--sometimes thrives. Alasdair Roberts, a prominent lawyer, public policy expert, and international authority on transparency in government, examines the evolution of the trend toward governmental openness and how technological developments have assisted the disclosure and dissemination of information. In the process he offers a comprehensive look at the global efforts to restrict secrecy and provides readers with a clearly written guide to those areas where the battle over secrecy is most intense. Drawing on cases from many different countries, Roberts goes further than the popular view that secrecy is simply a problem of selfish bureaucrats trying to hide embarrassing information by showing how such powerful trends as privatization, globalization, and the "networking" of security agencies are complicating the fight against secrecy. In our time when new terror threats provoke potentially counter-productive measures that impede openness, the need for a thorough and dispassionate discussion of openness in democratic societies is especially acute. Written in an engaging style, Blacked Out powerfully illustrates why transparency matters and why the struggle for openness is so difficult. Alasdair Roberts is Associate Professor in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and Director of the Campbell Public Affairs Institute at Syracuse University. An internationally-recognized specialist on open government, he has written over thirty journal articles and book chapters. He is a 2005 recipient of the Johnson Award for Best Paper in Ethics and Accountability in the Public Sector. He has been a fellow of the Open Society Institute and the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars, and is a member of the Initiative for Policy Dialogue's Transparency Task Force.