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 ...

Whether you’re a business owner, researcher, journalist, or private citizen, understanding the FOIA process — and how to challenge an agency’s response — is essential for ensuring your ...

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 ...

Welcome back to another edition of FOIA Files. Just a month into Trump ... via the open records law is a painstaking, tedious process. Requesters are forced to contend with backlogs and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...