Sunshine Week: Selected Issues for Congress

Abstract

Coinciding with former President James Madisons birthday, Sunshine Week recognizes the importance of transparency in government operations, and the work of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA; 5 U.S.C. section 552) professionals across the federal government. Considered a defender of open government, Madison wrote, "A popular Government without popular information, or the means of acquiring it, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy; or, perhaps both. Knowledge will forever govern ignorance; And the people who mean to be their own Governors, must arm themselves with the power, which knowledge gives." This Insight provides a brief summary of FOIA and its administration, and then provides an overview of selected issues relating to FOIA that may be of interest to Congress.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 13, 2020
Accession Number
AD1172072

Entities

People

  • Meghan M. Stuessy

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Law
  • Law Enforcement
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • President (United States)
  • Public Administration
  • Security
  • Supreme Court
  • United States
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.