To begin, one must know the meaning of federal regulations and the bureaucracy. According to, the U.S Publishing Office a government site, “The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) annual edition is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the departments and agencies of the Federal Government” (GPO.org). This is essentially a set of rules released by the government and its subdivisions. This code is entitled to acknowledge the laws and their processes to the people for who they might be aimed …show more content…
National security and democracy are affected due to the availability of information in the government (Pg. 355). According to, We the People, FOIA strives to make national information more available to the people (Ginsberg et al). The National Security Archive uses this regulation as a resource. FOIA can benefit the people by having important or unknown information readily available on the government websites. For example, the former President, Barack Obama encouraged FOIA to be more liberal and open with secret government documents (We the People). The former president used this method to spread the idea of an open, but limited government. In the end, it has led people to be involved with policy and view evidence of documents for themselves. It’s noticeable that Obama has insisted on regulations while in term by using the power of speech and