FOIA : What's a Trade Secret? / Curtis Hawker.

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was amended in 1974 in order to restrict government control and to facilitate the public's access to information. However, part of the FOIA bans federal officials from disclosing "trade secrets" and commercial or financial information obtained in confidential ci...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hawker, Curtis
Corporate Author: Freedom of Information Center, Columbia, MO
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1978.
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Physical Description:7 pages
Format: Microfilm Book

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