FOIA reform
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New guidance from Justice Department on FOIA amendments
The Justice Department released guidance Thursday on how agencies ought to implement a provision of the 2007 Freedom of Information… -
Congressional hearing focuses on new FOIA ombudsman
Open-government advocates renewed their calls Wednesday for quick implementation of the latest Freedom of Information reforms, including the establishment of… -
Proposed bill would remove Smithsonian’s FOIA exemption
Two U.S. senators introduced legislation this week that would remove the Smithsonian's exemption from the Freedom of Information Act and… -
Judge orders SBA to release contracting data
The United States Small Business Association (SBA) must reveal the names of businesses to which it provides government contracts, U.S.… -
FOIA law on attorney fees can be applied retroactively
A federal district court judge in Montana ruled that Freedom of Information Act requesters who prevail in litigation against federal agencies… -
Audit reveals Bush failing to address FOIA backlog
President Bush has hardly made any progress in minimizing the huge backlog of unanswered FOIA requests over the last two… -
Senators introduce bill to shed light on new b(3) exemptions
Fresh off the heels of landmark Freedom of Information Act reforms that President Bush signed into law on New Year's… -
R.I. bill seeks changes in stagnate open records law
After more than a decade of a stagnate public records law, new legislation was discussed Wednesday in a Rhode Island… -
Some Clinton records to be released this month
The National Archives announced Monday that it plans to release all of Sen. Hillary Clinton’s schedules from her time in… -
Mississippi open records bills move forward in legislature
Two bills that would strengthen the Mississippi open records law are moving forward in the legislature, with law enforcement agencies…