Report “Unmasks” Top Ten Most Wanted Government Documents

CDT and OpenTheGovernment.org today jointly released a report outlining the most sought after government documents and information. The report, “Show Us the Data: The Most Wanted Government Documents,” is based on the findings of an interactive Web site that allowed users to identify unclassified government documents and information they most wanted access to. Once the documents were identified, users were then invited to vote on which documents they most wanted access to. The report details the top ten documents and provides recommendations on ways to make all government information easily accessible. The project’s timing was intended to dovetail with the open government polices now underway at the federal level.