Lessons learned about access to government information after World War II can be applied after September 11

The Tale of e-Government: A Review of the Stories that Have Been Told So Far and What is Yet to Come

“…Studies also discuss how governments enable or restrict the access to governmental information. Amongst others, (lacking) access and transparency of governmental records and decision making processes as well as legal conditions, security and privacy concerns that play a role in this respect like in [25] are targeted. According to its timeline, this topic had a share of more than 30% in the year 2000 and since then, except for a strong increase in 2002, has fallen to a share of just 4%, thus being less likely to be targeted.…”

Teaching Information Policy in the Digital Age:Issues, Strategies, and Innovation

“…Instead, selections can be made to provide an overview sampling of the range of issues; a more focused grouping of closely related issues, such as copyright, security, and privacy; or a course devoted to one specific topic, such as a course on e-government or a course on digital literacy and inclusion. A course could also be framed entirely around a large-scale concept in information policy, such as examining the reactions in information policy to societal crises (Caidi & Ross, 2005;Hogenboom, 2008;Jaeger & Burnett, 2005).…”

The Impact of 9/11 on Information Policy in the United States: A Current Perspective on Homeland Security and Emergency Management

“…The Homeland Security Information Sharing Act mainly focuses on information sharing between state, local, and federal law enforcement agencies. Nevertheless, Section 892 gives discretion to the President to establish procedures and standards for sharing sensitive, unclassified information that applies to all federal agencies (Homeland Security Act of 2002, Section 892) (Hogenboom, 2008).…”