Through three pilot projects, the department has successfully streamlined the document review process for declassification and improved the customer experience when it comes to FOIA (Freedom of ...

the use of AI tools to improve the FOIA filing process and help to clear up their backlogs of unfilled requests. The Chief FOIA Officers Council, which works to enhance the administration and ...

A new change to the Air Force's Freedom of Information Act submission portal, asking whether individuals seeking public information from the service would agree to accept only "clearly releasable ...

Chuck Grassley (R-IA) spoke about using AI to improve FOIA. Impeachment overhaul passes Texas Senate Tesla Stock Gets Some Good News as Elon Musk Announces DOGE Shift Student loan changes ...

It turns out that FOIA requests lingering in the agency’s backlog have taken a backseat while FBI personnel process thousands of pages of documents from the file of deceased financier and ...

The Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) had brought the case against DOGE after the agency refused to process the watchdog group’s request for information under FOIA on t ...

Without sufficient personnel to process requests in a timely manner, backlogs continue to swell, exacerbating the problem. Another factor contributing to the backlog is the rising tide of FOIA ...

When pressed on the transparency efforts she would like to see implemented into law, Benson returned to the idea of opening the legislature and governor’s office to the FOIA process. The idea ...

FOIA is often used by journalists, researchers, and citizens to obtain access to legislators’ correspondence and provide insight into the decision-making process. The bill passed on a 58-42 vote ...