President Donald Trump’s first 100 days have been chaotic, but one consistent theme has emerged: The administration is eroding the information environment in ways this country has never seen.
More secrets are being kept, more data is being deleted, and more government employees are being censored.
This excessive secrecy prevents the public from meaningfully participating in self-government on domestic policies from climate and health issues to foreign affairs.
To combat this, Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF) began tracking reports of government secrecy in January 2025.
The results speak for themselves. In the first 100 days alone, the administration has:
- Deleted thousands of datasets from agency websites
- Closed agencies’ Freedom of Information Act offices
- Used disappearing messaging apps and failed to preserve government records
- Ordered federal health agencies to stop communicating with the public
- Gutted a key surveillance oversight board
- Mass-fired inspectors general
- Replaced independent, professional leadership at the National Archives with unqualified appointees
- Attempted to illegally destroy agency records
It’s hard to imagine what the next 1,361 days of Trump’s administration will hold.
But one thing is clear: FPF’s Classified Catalog will help journalists, researchers, Freedom of Information Act requesters, litigators, and members of Congress alike keep track of Trump’s assault on our right to know. And, most importantly, it will help us fight back.
Explore the database, which will be regularly updated, here.
