It often seems that just plain old bureaucratic inertia gets in the way of declassifying documents that the public really has a right to know.
Ron Wyden: “It often seems that just plain old bureaucratic inertia gets in the way of declassifying documents that the public…”
On the recordSeptember 21, 2011
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Wyden highlights bureaucratic delays in declassifying important public information.
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