Modernizing FOIA

The U.S. National Action Plan for the global Open Government Partnership is big news for FOIA. We’ve written about the plan’s five-part commitment for strengthening and modernizing the Freedom of Information Act. One of the five components of the FOIA commitment calls for a new FOIA advisory committee: Establish a FOIA Modernization Advisory Committee. Improvements to FOIA … Continue reading Modernizing FOIA

Requester Roundtable Canceled

We looked forward to meeting with the requester community today, but it seems that Mother Nature has other ideas. The FOIA Requester Roundtable scheduled for Wednesday, January 22, 2014, “Providing Estimated Dates of Completion,” is canceled because of the government's delayed opening status. Please keep an eye out for announcements of future Roundtables, and stay warm! … Continue reading Requester Roundtable Canceled

Upcoming FOIA Requester Roundtable: Estimated Completion Dates

We’ve written before about the importance of providing estimated completion dates to requesters -- not only is it good customer service, but since 2007, it’s the law. Unfortunately, OGIS still hears from many requesters with delayed requests who have not heard when they might expect a response. In those cases, OGIS contacts the agency, talks … Continue reading Upcoming FOIA Requester Roundtable: Estimated Completion Dates