Obama Orders Review of Government Secrecy

President creates task force to overhaul declassification policy

By Rob Quinn, Newser Staff

Posted May 28, 2009 1:50 AM CDT

(Newser) – President Obama has ordered a sweeping review of the government's secrecy policy, the Washington Post reports. Obama sent a memo to government officials reaffirming his administration's commitment "to operating with an unprecedented level of openness," and directed his national security adviser to review... Read full story »

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