The CIA’s cumbersome FOIA processes hinder public access to information.
Evidence
CIA has introduced inefficient and cumbersome processes to make every FOIA request a laborious process and large requests virtually impossible. — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 743
Categorization
- corroborated: 3 independent passages support this claim — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 743
- XREF: connects to: The current framework of FOIA allows government to hide critical operational details. — David E Pozen; Michael Schudson, Troubling Transparency- The History and…, 1163; FOIA may harm the regulatory state by increasing administrative costs. — David E Pozen; Michael Schudson, Troubling Transparency- The History and…, 78; CIA redactions in documents often obscure critical information — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 161 (+3 more)
Library Connections
- FOIA’s effectiveness diminishes due to inefficient request processes.
#corroborates(0.90) - Bureaucratic practices hinder effective management of information secrecy.
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