Why did the government who stated that FOIA requests would be much easier to obtain deny the information on a treaty to fight copyright infringements, counterfeit, forgeries, etc? That catch-all and oh so standard "national security" excuse. picked by 2manyusernames 9 months ago

The government has refused to open its files about what, if anything, moved across the sky and crashed in the woods near Kecksburg, Pa., 40 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

previously the federal government refused to release the copyright treaty that is loved by the RIAA and others. After quite a bit of pressure and the fact that so many private companies had the information and the fact that other countries were giving out the details the federal government has followed suit and given a peek into what this treaty is all about picked by 2manyusernames 8 months ago

Thanks to the Freedom of Information Act, many government documents that would normally never be seen by the public are now freely available. Government Attic offers up a very large and diverse set of documents from military secrets to FCC complaints about your favorite show and much more. Makes for some interesting browsing. picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago

One of the features in the early spy novels was the devices that spies used to recognize and communicate with one another. The subtle features of visual signs for identity and the precision of wording in messages or speech made for gripping literature.
This document was released through the FOIA in 2003, delineates recognition signals used by the CIA.
(A bit hard to read) picked by Bingo 5 months ago