Executive Order Reduces Total Of Classified Papers

by Ari Shapiro, NPR

President Obama signed an executive order on Tuesday that sets new rules for when government agencies can keep documents classified. The order is full of provisions that should make government transparency activists swoon. For example, within the next four years, the government will strive to declassify 400 million pages of historical documents.

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• Morning Edition, December 30, 2009