tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13520324.post7504042254565985367..comments2024-03-21T13:15:26.838-04:00Comments on The Rural Blog: Bill bolstering Freedom of Information Act is lawMelissa Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01558431327921705882noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13520324.post-61282667153055577232008-01-02T05:08:00.000-05:002008-01-02T05:08:00.000-05:00When the President signed the Open Government Act ...When the President signed the Open Government Act of 2007 in the 11th Hour, he did nonetheless crack the door. It will take a full year for Government to become “open,” with the built in12 month delay in the in new law, but it will open the door. For the first time since the original act was implemented, federal government officials can be held accountable for violating the law. Had this new act been in place last year, the officials that used and twisted the act to keep documents out of the hands of a Coast Guard employee would be on a Federal Court Docket trying to stave off fines and jail time. TJThomas Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02231076783891134793noreply@blogger.com