State law dictates certain time constraints that the government has to adhere to in responding to requests, Byrum explained.

Agencies often cite the privilege when denying records requests, but RCFP's Gunita Singh offers journalists tips to avoid rejection. This is Part 2 of a two-part series on FOIA’s deliberative process ...

A recent report from the Government Accountability Office found that while Freedom of Information Act requests have decreased in the wake of the pandemic, FOIA backlogs have disproportionately ...

The coronavirus is disrupting the nation’s already backlogged Freedom of Information Act process. The FBI announced on Tuesday that, “due to the emerging COVID-19 ...

In November 2024, Elon Musk posted on social media, "There should be no need for [Freedom of Information Act] requests. All government data should be default public for maximum transparency." His ...

“The federal suit filed by MIT national security researcher Ryan Shapiro on the fiftieth anniversary of the passage of FOIA this month claims that the FBI is using software developed in 1995 to ...

City clerk candidates discussed overhauling the city’s Freedom of Information Act request process in an Evanston Live TV forum Tuesday. Stephanie Mendoza, Cynthia Beebe, Eduardo Gomez, Jackson Paller ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Ever had trouble paying a Freedom of Information Act request? A new executive directive signed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer will require all State of Michigan departments to ...

The ever-increasing backlog of Freedom of Information Act requests for federal agencies is due in part to technological issues facing the workers charged with fulfilling them, a new Government ...

NetDocuments, the leading cloud-based document management system (DMS), provides a useful platform with several tools created to optimize document workflows. Some highlights include seamless internal ...