A Delicate Balance: National Security vs. Public Access

Abstract

In the aftermath of September 11, 2001, the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC-http://www.dtic.mil) found itself in the spotlight as journalists, academics and policy-makers sounded the alarm on both sides of the issue of public access to scientific and technical government information; namely, too much access and not enough access. This article explains the issues, policies, decisions and processes that led to the withdrawal of some government information from public release.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA479922

Entities

People

  • Bonnie Klein
  • Sandy Schwalb

Organizations

  • Defense Technical Information Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Weapons
  • Commerce
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Mail
  • Government (Foreign)
  • Governments
  • Homeland Security
  • Intellectual Property
  • National Governments
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Security
  • Technical Information Centers
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States Government

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Strategic Security Studies