The U.S. Department of State on Tuesday publicly rolled out plans to break the North Korean government's tight grip on information in the country.The Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL) requested that relevant organizations submit Statements of Interest (SOI) for government funding to help carry out three policy objectives, including fostering the free flow of information into, out of, and within the DPRK.The DRL allocated approximately $1,600,000 out of its $2,650,000 budget (60% of its total budget) in beefing up information accessibility in North Korea. In December 2014 the department was allocated just $250,000 in all sections including the information