[Jim is correct to say that the Bush administration is exceptionally secretive, but the GAO is not part of the administration (it's part of Congress). GAO is also not typically partisan, so I suspect that something else is going on here... --Declan] --- >Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2004 09:39:43 -0700 >To: Dave Farber:;, Declan McCullagh <declan@private> >From: Jim Warren <jwarren@private> >Subject: GAO Judicial Study removed from web; Available only via $$$ FOIA > >Yet-another of this administration's systematic demolition of public >access to public records, essential if we citizens are to have any hope of >being informed participants in the process of our own governance. --jim > >At 8:24 PM -0400 8/10/04, Michael Ravnitzky posted to the FOI-L list: >>GAO STUDY ONLY AVAILABLE USING FOIA-TYPE REQUEST PROCESS >>by Michael Ravnitzky , mikerav@private >> >>the GAO published a study of how federal judicial disclosures are not >>accessible to the public, and steps that could be taken to make them more >>acessible in the future. >> >>This GAO Study, described by Paul Nielson on the FOI-L Listserv, is only >>available from GAO upon request, using the GAO records access procedure, >>because GAO removed the report from their website -- ordinarily reports such >>as this are available in electronic format online. >> >>Rumor has it that the GAO decided to remove the report from their web site >>upon request from certain federal judges. Perhaps someone will post it >>online as a favor to GAO. >> >>However, you CAN still get a copy of the report by sending the following >>email to >> >>Records Access@private >> >>or mailing to: >> >>Chief Quality Officer >>U.S. General Accounting Office >>441 G Street, NW. >>Washington, DC 20548 >> >>Dear Sirs: >> >>Pursuant to the GAO records access procedures entitled Public Access to GAO >>Records Regulation published at 4 CFR 81, I hereby request a copy of the >>following report: >> >>GAO-04-696NI >> >>GAO on Federal Judiciary: Assessing & Formally Documenting Financial >>Disclosure Procedures Could Help Ensure Balance Between Judges Safety & >>Timely Public Access >> >>I agree to pay up to $30 for costs associated with this request pursuant to >>GAO procedures, if necessary. >> >>I am a noncommercial requester requesting this record for research and study >>purposes. >> >>Sincerely, >> >> >>Michael Ravnitzky >>2517 Holman Avenue >>Silver Spring, MD 20910 >>301-585-1027 >>mikerav@private _______________________________________________ Politech mailing list Archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Moderated by Declan McCullagh (http://www.mccullagh.org/)
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