The federal government too often uses terrorism and national security as an excuse to keep unnecessary secrets. There is a great need for more information from government to make our families and communities safer, and this need has been clearly articulated in the results of a survey released last week by OpenTheGovernment.org, a new coalition aimed at fighting secrecy and strengthening democracy. The new coalition is run by a steering committee co-chaired by OMB Watch and the National Security Archive and has released results of an Internet survey identifying the Ten Most Wanted government documents, a report prepared by OMB Watch and Center for Democracy and Technology. Topping the "Ten Most Wanted" list was a section of Congress' joint inquiry into 9/11 that dealt with foreign governments' support of al Qaeda. The entire list of documents and the report can be downloaded at OpenTheGovernment.org. Survey respondents most wanted government to release documents that could help the public make their communities safer and nation more secure. Roughly 500 people took the online survey, which asked the public to rank documents spanning a wide array of issues, from women's rights and animal welfare to 9/11.