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Currently, information resources of public authorities in our country are one of the main sources of information about their activities. According to the forms of information presentation, organizational solutions, technologies used and other parameters, so far it has usually led to the fact that the problems of various types of information resources (open) are not always accessible to citizens. In addition, the interaction of various information resources in the course of their formation and use in solving various tasks of public administration, economic and social development is of great importance. A significant variety of types of information resources in terms of information presentation forms, organizational solutions, technologies used and other parameters has so far usually led to the fact that the problems of various types of information resources have been considered in isolation from each other. At the same time, many problems are common to the entire sphere of information resources, especially from the point of view of the strategy of state information policy. In addition, the interaction of various information resources in the course of their formation and use in solving various tasks of public administration, economic and social development is of great importance. It is clear that without an input (source) resource of the desired type and quality, it is impossible to obtain the required output resource or product. Without resources, in the modern sense, no activity in human society is possible. Since resources are not only consumed during the activity, but also created, theoretically, the activity can be represented as an organizational and production process. Resources can appear independently of a person or be created by a person. Obviously, information resources belong to the second type of resources. As created resources, they have a dual character both as a source and as a result. In this article, information resources are considered as an object of information security.

Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) establishes that federal agencies must provide the public with access to government information, thus enabling them to learn about government operations and decisions. To help ensure appropriate implementation, the act requires that agencies report annually to the Attorney General, providing specific information about their FOIA operations. GAO has reported previously on the contents of these annual reports for 25 major agencies. GAO was asked to describe the FOIA process and discuss the reported implementation of FOIA."

A review essay on a book by James R. Beniger, The Control Revolution: Technological and Economic Origins of the Information Society (Cambridge: Harvard U Press, 1986 [see listing in IRPS No. 51]). This work is designed to be the synthetic work on the information society & succeeds beautifully, enlarging the conventional understanding of the information society in terms of both its history & its significance. It argues that to explain the currency of information, the sociology of knowledge, rather than macrosociology, & the history of ideas, rather than the history of economics, are needed. The writings of philosopher Rene Descartes are described as epitomizing the shift from unities to units, & Cartesian ideas are briefly presented. The conception of language as information processor is critiqued, & the concepts of the information society & information state are discussed. Beniger provides a theory of control without a theory of power, & a conception of order as a conscious, purposive activity. F. S. J. Ledgister