Critical Infrastructure Information Disclosure and Homeland Security

[摘要] This report discusses the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) that was passed to ensure by statute citizen access to government information. Nine categories of information may be exempted from disclosure. Three of the nine exemptions provide possible protection against the release of critical infrastructure information: exemption 1 (national security information); exemption 3 (information exempted by statute); and exemption 4 (confidential business information). Congress has considered several proposals to exempt critical infrastructure information from the FOIA.

[发布日期] 2002-08-31 [发布机构] Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

[关键词] Civil liberties;Freedom of information;Infrastructure;Government information