Obama Administration Addresses Secrecy of Classified Documents
The Obama Administration declared that "no information may remain classified indefinitely," a sharp departure from previous administrations. One of President Obama first official acts was to signal a new era regarding Federal open government policy. The problem of over use of government classification that restrict public disclosure was a hotly contested issue between open government advocates and the Bush Administration.
Obama Curbs Secrecy of Classified Documents, Charlie Savage, December 29, 2009