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According to this Washington Post article, “From now on, virtually every piece of information that the federal government makes public — through a rulemaking, a publication or a Web site — becomes open to challenge for its accuracy and veracity.” See the OMB guidelines at http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/inforeg/iqg_oct2002.pdf.
The GAO today issued a report, Information Management: Update on Implementation of the 1996 Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments. The GAO’s study indicates a significant backlog in the response of federal agencies to freedom of information requests. Due no doubt in no small measure to the Patriot Act, agencies have not kept pace with …
OMB issued their Final Infomation Quality Guidelines, setting the standards for all federal agencies in terms of the “quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of information disseminated to the public.” It is notable that the guidelines impact the both the availability and extent of data posted to government web sites.
OMB Watch is a non-profit advocacy group that has been shining a bright light on the activities of the Office of Management and Budget since 1983. Post 9/11, their work has become more prominent as they track new government guidelines and regulations that restrict public access to data.
Gallerywatch.com has announced that this September they will offer subscribers access to summaries of all, yes, all, published CRS Reports. The thousands of reports issued annually are not made available online, but there are resources that selectively provide the full-text of some reports. An excellent guide on this topic was written by Stephen Young.
