Office of Information Policy

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.

Agency Oversight

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Justice Department, GSA working on common standards for FOIA tech

Agency Oversight

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The FOIA backlog continued to grow last year

Agency Oversight

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Agency FOIA offices hit with delays told to finish what they can during pandemic

Agency Oversight

FOIA council seeks level playing field for ‘overwhelming’ IT acquisition process

Acquisition

DOJ exploring artificial intelligence to help process FOIA requests

Agency Oversight

Top FOIA officials pursue automation tools amid unprecedented surge in records requests

Agency Oversight

Justice Department sets up one-stop shop for FOIA requests

Open Data/Transparency

Justice Dept. fights uphill battle to improve FOIA disclosures

The Justice Department’s Office of Information Policy is constantly fighting an uphill battle to improve federal agencies’ responses to FOIA requests.

Agency in Focus

Melanie Pustay: How 2016 FOIA changes affect federal agencies

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 Drive

Agencies could face govermentwide change in FOIA response policy

Agency Oversight

Federal agencies could soon face a new governmentwide guidance on how they respond to Freedom of Information Act requests, following a meeting in September.

Office of Information Policy

FOIA backlogs on the rise after record number of requests

Justice Department, GSA working on common standards for FOIA tech

The FOIA backlog continued to grow last year

Agency FOIA offices hit with delays told to finish what they can during pandemic

New tool to help federal agencies complete annual FOIA reports

It may be time for the government to hire cyber folks without formal degrees

Senators worried political pressure affecting Pentagon cloud contract

FOIA council seeks level playing field for ‘overwhelming’ IT acquisition process

DOJ exploring artificial intelligence to help process FOIA requests

Top FOIA officials pursue automation tools amid unprecedented surge in records requests

Justice Department sets up one-stop shop for FOIA requests

Justice Dept. fights uphill battle to improve FOIA disclosures

Melanie Pustay: How 2016 FOIA changes affect federal agencies

Agencies could face govermentwide change in FOIA response policy

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