What board?: Stone wall blocks public access to information about Trump’s Evangelical Advisory Board
As indicated by President Donald Trump’s reversal of the Obama order to end the ban on transgender people in the military, the Evangelical Advisory Board has an outsized impact on government policy without the transparency mandated by FACA, a 1972 federal law requiring that the advice of advisory committees is “objective and accessible to the public.” Notice of meetings must be published so the public can attend. Detailed minutes must be taken and committee records