What will it take for government to actually live up to the promise of openness by default?
The experience of the witnesses we heard in those studies—and it appears not much has changed—is to deny. That seems to be the first reaction: Which grounds can we use to deny this ATI, or how long can we drag out this ATI? These are things that haven't changed, it would seem, for a very long time. I'm sure I could look back into testimony at this committee 10 years ago, 20 years ago, and find some of the same issues.
What is it going to take to change the culture of government to actually buy into the concept of openness by default?