Inspectors general at the Energy Department and Social Security Administration say their review of FOIA procedures at the request of senior Republican lawmakers showed no signs of meddling by ...

The Interior Department has developed a second, undisclosed internal Freedom of Information Act review policy, which requires certain political appointees to sign off on documents before releasing ...

Agencies often cite the privilege when denying records requests, but RCFP's Gunita Singh offers journalists tips to avoid rejection. This is Part 2 of a two-part series on FOIA’s deliberative process ...

The IG report is a headache for Hillary Clinton, who has been trying to move past the controversy over her use of a private email account. | Getty A new report from the State Department’s internal ...

Notwithstanding the Freedom of Information Act’s primary goal of promoting transparency in government decision-making, the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled by a 7-to-2 vote that the public policy of ...

When things go sour between an agency’s Freedom of Information office and someone seeking documents, the problem is as likely to be a communication breakdown as it is to be about differing ...

As AI-fueled requests rise under Michigan's FOIA, clerks in Ann Arbor and Milan juggle deadlines, fees and exemptions to keep records public.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Mayor Frank Scott, Jr. announced on August 9, 2022, that Chief Deputy City Attorney Alex Betton will lead the newly aligned FOIA Division. He also ordered an overhaul of the city's ...

The House on Tuesday afternoon easily passed legislation to make it easier for people to ask for — and actually receive — information from the government about the government’s activities. Members ...

An FOIA request to the Justice Department inspector general’s office by the Washington Examiner revealed that the independent watchdog concluded Bryan Paarmann, the former deputy assistant director of ...

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