Sean Moulton

• Executive Order seeks to simplify document classification

  A newly-issued White House mandate provides new guidance for handling sensitive agency documents. Experts are giving it positive reviews so far. The new directive supersedes a similar order issued by the Bush administration, which critics say created a chaotic tangle of incompatible agency document classifications.

  Budget

  November 10, 2010
• The good, the bad, and the ugly parts of state secrets

  New guidelines surrounding when the Justice Department can invoke the state secrets privilege have been released. Attorney General Eric Holder says the changes were made as an effort to rebuild the public’s trust. Sean Moulton…

  Federal Drive

  September 24, 2009