FOIA backlogs on the rise after record number of requests
Numerous agencies, including DHS, DoD and State, saw their backlogs jump after the public made a record number of FOIA requests last year.
Numerous agencies, including DHS, DoD and State, saw their backlogs jump after the public made a record number of FOIA requests last year.
The Justice Department’s Office of Information Policy is constantly fighting an uphill battle to improve federal agencies’ responses to FOIA requests.
Several revisions to the Freedom of Information Act were passed in June 2016 that may have been shadowed by the election season. Melanie Pustay, director…
Federal agencies could soon face a new governmentwide guidance on how they respond to Freedom of Information Act requests, following a meeting in September.