On the recordMay 8, 2013
It is vital that agencies not release information if doing so would violate any law or policy or jeopardize privacy, confidentiality, or national security.
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presidency.ucsb.edu“It is vital that agencies not release information if doing so would violate any law or policy or jeopardize privacy, confidentiality, or national security.”
Executive Order 13642—Making Open and Machine Readable the New Default for Government Information
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