Freedom of Information Act

New guidance from the Commerce Department for anyone who deals with data

Everyone knows data is the essential element in improving government operations, understanding trends in the world, and solving big problems. Yet sometimes…

Open Data/Transparency

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FOIA backlogs on the rise after record number of requests

Agency Oversight

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Justice Department, GSA working on common standards for FOIA tech

Agency Oversight

Air Force will no longer shoot down Facebook foes

Federal Newscast

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Does the government need a FOIA enforcer?

Agency Oversight

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

Federal Newscast

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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

Air Force wants to show airmen how to fuel themselves up

Federal Newscast

Study looking at how agencies make their crucial legal documents publicly available

Open Data/Transparency

Two agency inspectors general got salaries that busted legal limits on political employee pay

Intelligence Community

FILE - Attorney General Merrick Garland listens during a meeting of the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force at the Justice Department, March 10, 2022 in Washington. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Garland on Wednesday, March 16, for the first time convened a multilateral task force known as REPO, short for Russian Elites, Proxies and Oligarchs, one of several new efforts dedicated to enforcing sanctions against Russian oligarchs over the war in Ukraine. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool via AP, File)

Garland issues new FOIA guidance as lawmakers seek GAO study of agency challenges

Agency Oversight

Members of Congress press AG Garland to get agencies to comply with FOIA laws

In today’s Federal Newscast, lawmakers are pressing Attorney General Merrick Garland to hold agencies accountable for following open records laws.

Federal Newscast

DHS privacy chief aims to promote ‘privacy enhancing technologies’

DHS’s privacy chief wants to make privacy less of an afterthought by designing systems with technologies to protect the confidentiality and integrity of…

Agency Oversight

FILE - In this Sept. 14, 2021 file photo, a syringe is prepared with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a clinic at the Reading Area Community College in Reading, Pa. Businesses that have announced vaccine mandates say some workers who had been on the fence have since gotten inoculated against COVID-19. But many holdouts remain — a likely sign of what is to come once a federal mandate goes into effect. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Vaccine guidance for contractors leaves many open questions

Workforce

In today’s Federal Newscast, the Federal Acquisition Regulation Council has issued regulatory guidance on implementation of the vaccine mandate for federal contractors.