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Table of Contents
AcknoWleDgMentS
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execUtive SUMMAry
3The Top Ten Most Wanted Government Documents 4
introDUction
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the ten MoSt WAnteD DocUMentS For 2009
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BAckgroUnD on eAch oF the MoSt WAnteD DocUMentS
111 Public Access to All Congressional Research Service Reports 112 Inormation About the Use o TARP and Bailout Funds 113 Open and Accessible Federal Court Documents Through the PACER System 124 Current Contractor Projects 125 Court Settlements Involving Federal Agencies 136 Access to Comprehensive Inormation About Legislation andCongressional Actions via THOMAS or Public Access to Legislative Inormation Service 137 Online Access to Electronic Campaign Disclosures 148 Daily Schedules o the President and Cabinet Ofcials 149 Personal Financial Disclosures rom Policymakers Across Government 1410 State Medicaid Plans and Waivers 15Additional Background or Top Ten Voted Documents 15
chAllengeS AnD BArrierS to MAking governMent inForMAtion AvAilABle online
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Policy recoMMenDAtionS
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on the right trAck
23Library o Congress American Memory Project 23USASpendinggov 23NASA 24National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 24
check BAck – BUt We’re oPtiMiStic
25Recoverygov 25Datagov 25OLC Memos 26
conclUSion
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cAll to Action
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APPenDix
29List o the Ten Most Wanted Documents or 2004 29List o the Ten Most Wanted Documents or 1999 30Methodology 30