President Obama also issued an executive order reversing changes made by President George W. It directs the Attorney General to issue new guidelines governing FOIA and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to improve information dissemination to the public. The FOIA Memorandum articulates a presumption of disclosure for government records and a hostility to the use of secrecy laws to cover up embarrassing information. Washington, D.C., JanuOn his first full day in office, President Barack Obama signed an executive order and two presidential memoranda heralding what he called a "new era of openness." Announcing a Presidential Memorandum on the Freedom of Information Act to reestablish a presumption of disclosure for information requested under FOIA, President Obama said that "every agency and department should know that this administration stands on the side not of those who seek to withhold information, but those who seek to make it known." Obama administration can act quickly to restore openness, according to new transparency proposals "Obama limits ex-presidents' discretion on records" "Advocates praise Obama move on gov't disclosure" "Obama overturns Bush order on access to White House records" "President Obama swiftly sets course on Day One" Pledges "new era of openness in our country" New president says era of secrecy in Washington is over, President Obama embraces openness on day one,Īs urged by the National Security Archive and a coalition of more than 60 organizations President Obama embraces openness on day one
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