Review of Government Secrecy Ordered

From Washington Post:

Obama Names Holder, Napolitano to Lead Drive for 'Unprecedented Level of Openness'

President Obama directed his national security adviser and senior Cabinet officials yesterday to examine whether the government keeps too much information secret.

In a memo, Obama acknowledged that too many documents have been kept from the public eye for years and affirmed that he remains "committed to operating with an unprecedented level of openness."

Obama asked national security adviser James L. Jones to canvass executive branch officials about their procedures for handling classified information and to make recommendations about better information sharing.

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My Comment: Most secrets get leaked to the New York Times anyway .... if there is a priority that our top officials should focus on, it is National Security, Guantanamo prison inmates, THE ECONOMY, and securing our borders. I agree that focusing on the secrecy bureaucracy is important .... but in the entire scheme of things it should be at the bottom of the ladder for our top officials (including our President) to spend their time right now.