01155nas a2200241   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260000900043653002600052653001900078653003200097653002900129653003200158653002000190653002500210653001600235653001900251100001800270245004700288300001000335490000700345520056100352       2003                            d  c200310aaccess to information10aaccountability10aBulgaria’s defence reform10aCivil-military relations10aDefence resource management10aGood governance10aInformation Security10aprocurement10apublic tenders1 aTilcho Ivanov00aTransparency of Defence Policy in Progress  a55-720 v113 a<p>This article describes general principles and evaluates Bulgaria’s progress in transparency-building in the areas of defence policy and public communication; defence planning, programming, and budgeting; procurement policy; information security policy; and operational defence management. Drawing heavily from organizational communication theory, the author relates the concepts of openness and transparency to recent Bulgarian practice in planning defence strategy, modernising defence management and changing core defence ministerial structures.</p>