Official Secrets Act Considered Again by Congress
The Senate Intelligence Committee again is considering the Official Secrets Act, legislation that prohibits the disclosure of classified information by federal employees. Thomas Blanton, Director of the National Security Archive, argues in the New York Times that the Act will close government from citizen scrutiny and chill speech.Keeping Secrets at Too High a Price, New York Times, August 22, 2001 (registration required).
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