http://www.archives.gov/isoo/reports/2007-annual-report.pdf
Reports on the amount and cost of classified information in the federal government system. For 20007, reports an increase of 4.6% in classification activity at a cost of $9.91 billion. From the Information Security Oversight Office.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/congress/2008/index.html#ipad
An archive of statements at hearings before congressional committees by a variety of speakers on the broad topic of secrecy, access to government information, and national security. From the Federation of American Scientists.
http://assets.opencrs.com/rpts/RL34492_20080514.pdf
December 2007 marked the 5 year anniversary of the passage of the E-Government Act of 2002 and the point at which reauthorization of provisions of the act became necessary. This report discusses the purpose and provisions of the E-Government Act, the funding that has been included, and the issues for Congress to consider as part of any reauthorization. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by OpenCRS.org.
http://www.usdoj.gov/oip/foiapost/guidance-annualreport-052008.pdf
Provides new guidelines for federal agencies for Freedom of Information Act compliance following passage of the OPEN Government Act of 2007. The revised guidelines include more information regarding agency response time to requests and agency backlogs. From the Justice Department.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/secrecy/RS20748.pdf
Reviews current practices and procedures by the Senate and House for handling classified information and proposals for change. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08343.pdf
Reviews the federal laws which require agencies to protect records from identity theft and describes the progress of agencies in meeting these requirements especially with regard to information accessed remotely or transferred outside the secured space of an agency network. From the Government Accountability Office.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/secrecy/RL33494.pdf
Reviews the history and development of the classifying of secret government information since World War I, the problems with the current state of information classification, and proposed legislative remedies. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL34309.pdf
Reviews the history, purposes, methods, and limitations of the major crime measurement programs, the Uniform Crime Reports, the National Incident-Based Reporting System, and the National Crime Victimization Survey. From the Congressional Research Service, posted by the Federation of American Scientists.
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=12090
Calls for increasing the size of the budget for the Bureau of Justice Statistics to improve the survey of crime victims. If budget increases are out of the question, calls for reducing frequency of sample rather than cutting the size. From the National Research Council.
http://www.archives.gov/declassification/pidb/improving-declassification.pdf
Proposes reform of the declassification process to promote a more rational and timely release of historical records. Calls for expedited declassifying of presidential records including the President's Daily Brief, and for creation of a National Declassification Center to coordinate declassification activity. From the Public Interest Declassification Board.
http://www.ombwatch.org/info/searchability.pdf
Not a government publication but an important report on government information. Offers examples of how commercial search engines like Google and Yahoo fail to find government information in response to common questions and what could be done to improve the situation. From OMB Watch and the Center for Democracy and Technology
