What are the benefits and drawbacks of providing citizens with enormous amounts of information about the federal bureaucracy via the Internet?

Answer:

An ideal response will:
1. Note the factors that have contributed to increased availability of information: pressure from interest groups such as OMB Watch and the Sunlight Foundation and the low cost of information provision via the Internet.
2. Explain one or more advantages of information availability, such as the fact that citizens can use such information to monitor the bureaucracy.
3. Explain one or more disadvantages of information availability, such as the fact that too much information might make it difficult for citizens to find what they are interested in or to understand the policy process.