He led numerous actions against publicly traded companies for false financial reporting and disclosure known as "cooking the books."

But opponents say the legislation is unnecessary because other laws already protect sensitive information against public disclosure.

An absolute rule against disclosure was necessary to ensure that the secret service was able to deal in complete confidence.

Clearing is typically an administrative protection against accidental disclosure within an organization.

Exceptional steps had been taken to protect against disclosure, the computer analysts wrote.

Current laws against disclosure of secret information are not tough enough to deal with these cases, intelligence officials say.

But, the larger theme will be the workings of the agency's culture and the powerful pull it exerted against disclosure to Congress.

"It's just hard to justify why anyone would be against disclosure."

Insurers are lobbying against disclosure, saying the federal standards are too stringent.

Okay, thought Picard, two more strikes against full disclosure.