in Obama's Admin
not in AP.....
....In an attempt to deliver on pledges of a transparent government,
Obama said he would change the way the federal government interprets
the Freedom of Information Act. He said he was directing agencies
that vet requests for information to err on the side of making
information public not to look for reasons to legally withhold it
an alteration to the traditional standard of evaluation.
Just because a government agency has the legal power to keep
information private does not mean that it should, Obama said.
Reporters and public-interest groups often make use of the law to
explore how and why government decisions were made; they are often
stymied as agencies claim legal exemptions to the law.
"For a long time now, there's been too much secrecy in this city
(washington)," Obama said.
He also called on pay Freeze for those making over 100k on the
current staff.
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