Sometimes people want to see data that the government thinks should be kept under wraps. How does the Department of Defense balance the scales of justice while still ensuring information security? In the aftermath of September 11, 2001, the Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) found itself in the spotlight as journalists, academics, and policy-makers sounded the alarm on both sides of the issue of public access to scientific and technical government information; namely, too much access and not enough access. This article provides insight into what was going on and why. In the interest of helping people understand what is happening to government information in the wake of terrorist concerns, the article explains the processes and the decisions that have been involved in the withdrawal of some government information from public release.