FOIA

Implementing the Evidence Act – What’s Next?

On January 14, 2019, Congress passed the “Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018,” also known as the “Evidence Act.” The Evidence…

Commentary

With FOIA backlogs on the rise, do agencies need direct-hire authority?

Hiring/Retention

Sgt. 1st Class Jon Soucy

DoD slated to receive over $18B for military construction initiatives

Federal Newscast

Federal Labor Relations Authority proposes new privacy rules

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

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

Air Force will no longer shoot down Facebook foes

Federal Newscast

Does the government need a FOIA enforcer?

An advisory committee is recommending Congress give a small office at the National Archives the ability to issue binding FOIA decisions.

Agency Oversight

The FOIA backlog continued to grow last year

The FOIA backlog has been on a steady rise since 2015.

Agency Oversight

Five ways to improve FOIA estimated completion dates

Open Data/Transparency

Agency public information officers can take advantage of setting estimated dates of completion to identify unwanted pages and speed up processing times.