Filing FOIAs – “Solutions Watch” with James Corbett
By The Corbett Report You’ve heard of FOIA, but how do you actually make use of it? What’s involved in filing a FOIA? Who can…
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The FOIA Lady Pleads the Fifth
By Maryanne Demasi A relatively unknown public records officer at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is now at the centre of a burgeoning scandal…
The Great FOIA Dodge
By Maryanne Demasi Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests are meant to promote government transparency and accountability and give the public access to information about…
Federal Agencies Keep Rejecting FOIA Requests for Their Procedures for Handling FOIA Requests
By Beryl Lipton The majority of federal agencies — including law enforcement agencies like Customs and Border Protection — are refusing to release some of the most…
Freedom of Information Dead on Arrival — Another Covid Casualty
By Janet Phelan “Democracy Dies in Darkness”–Washington Post “It’s not dark yet, but it’s getting there”–Bob Dylan Another fallout from the Covid crisis is that…
Right to Know: A Historical Guide to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
By Brian Miller Information has taken on a whole new meaning in the digital age, a time when sensitive data is either too easily accessible…