Is Ombudsman Already in Jeopardy?

IS OMBUDSMAN ALREADY IN JEOPARDY
[SOURCE: Washington Post, AUTHOR: Elizabeth Williamson]
Hours before the new year, open-government groups won a key victory in their years-long fight to force government agencies to release documents without months, and sometimes years, of delay. The moment came when President Bush reluctantly signed a law enforcing better compliance with the Freedom of Information Act. But in his budget request this week, Bush proposed shifting a newly created ombudsman's position from the National Archives and Records Administration to the Department of Justice. Because the ombudsman would be the chief monitor of compliance with the new law, that move is akin to killing the critical function, some members of Congress and watchdog groups say.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/02/05/AR200802...
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