IC “Scrambles” To Comply with Open Govt Directive
The U.S. intelligence community is not exempt from the requirements of the Obama Administration’s December 8 Open Government Directive, and agency officials are now trying to figure out how to comply with it.
“As you can imagine, there is some scrambling going on,” one official said. “I think it’s a good sign.”
See “Open government could present a challenge to intelligence agencies” by Aliya Sternstein, NextGov, December 11, 2009.
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