FOIA

Federal Labor Relations Authority proposes new privacy rules

The Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA) has proposed several revisions to rules concerning its duties under the Privacy Act, including duties assigned…

Management

Congress demands answers after explosive Coast Guard sexual assault report

Defense

State Department looks to AI for streamlined FOIA workloads

Federal Insights

DOJ OIP leads effort to set FOIA tool tech standards across government

Technology

FILE - Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Aug. 10, 2022. Stocks teetered between small gains and losses in morning trading on Wall Street Thursday, Sept. 15, 2022 which left major indexes well in the red for the week. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Are senior federal employees violating ethics rules en masse?

Agency Oversight

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Merit Systems Protection Board, files, seal, stack, papers

Do arbitrators go easy on federal employees who challenge being fired?

Unions

A FOIA request goes after years of confidential contractor information

Contracting

How contractors use FOIA to spy on one another

The Freedom of Information Act might be best known as a way for journalists and public interest groups to get information about the operations of government….

Contracting

Dr. Rogers Cain, right, a primary care doctor, confers with office manager Cassandra Robinson, at his practice, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, in Jacksonville, Fla. Cain said it was easier to convince his elderly patients to get the vaccine but his patients under the age of 50 remain skeptical. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Federal workers injured on the job may soon have more treatment options

In today’s Federal Newscast, a bill passes the House giving federal workers who get injured on the job better access to workers’ compensation.

Federal Newscast

FILE - In this Nov. 20, 2020, file photo a U.S. Department of Homeland Security plaque is displayed a podium as international passengers arrive at Miami international Airport where they are screened by U.S. Customs and Border Protection in Miami. The damned-if-you-pay-damned-if-you-don’t dilemma on ransomware payments has left U.S. officials fumbling about how to respond. While the Biden administration “strongly discourages” paying, it recognizes that failing to pay would be suicidal for some victims. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

FOIA advisers recommend independent review into how DHS handles immigration record requests

Agency Oversight

DHS gets the most FOIA requests out of any federal agency, and most of them are related to immigration records.

FOIA

Federal Labor Relations Authority proposes new privacy rules

Congress demands answers after explosive Coast Guard sexual assault report

State Department looks to AI for streamlined FOIA workloads

DOJ OIP leads effort to set FOIA tool tech standards across government

Are senior federal employees violating ethics rules en masse?

Do arbitrators go easy on federal employees who challenge being fired?

A FOIA request goes after years of confidential contractor information

Air Force will no longer shoot down Facebook foes

Does the government need a FOIA enforcer?

The FOIA backlog continued to grow last year

Five ways to improve FOIA estimated completion dates

How contractors use FOIA to spy on one another

Federal workers injured on the job may soon have more treatment options

FOIA advisers recommend independent review into how DHS handles immigration record requests

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