"Catch on to a Good Idea" - Yogi Berra. National Archives Identifier 23889731 Members of the FOIA Advisory Committee’s Statutory Reform Subcommittee seek public input on three draft recommendations presented to the full Committee at the March 5, 2026 meeting. The draft recommendations are: Proposed Recommendation SR-1: Congress should amend FOIA to establish the FOIA Advisory … Continue reading FOIA Advisory Committee Seeks Public Feedback on Recommendations
Jim Byron, Senior Advisor to the Archivist of the United States, has appointed Sean Glendening, Director of the Office of Information Policy (OIP) at the U.S. Department of Justice, to the 2024-2026 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee. The Committee’s charter designates a seat for the OIP Director or the OIP Director’s designee. The … Continue reading OIP Director Sean Glendening Appointed to FOIA Advisory Committee
"New Year suggestion" National Archives Identifier 515064 The next meeting of the 2024-2026 term of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee is on Thursday, March 5, 2026 beginning at 10 a.m. ET. The purpose of the meeting will be to hear reports from and discuss any recommendations from each of the three subcommittees: Statutory Reform, Volume … Continue reading FOIA Advisory Committee to Meet on March 5
The Volume and Frequency Subcommittee of the FOIA Advisory Committee is trying to learn more about FOIA professionals’ experiences managing requests through a voluntary survey found here: https://jh.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6Yisezt6az4dKMC. Responses from the survey, conducted by Committee Member Shelley Kimball, will be shared with the Committee to better understand the difficulties federal access professionals face due to … Continue reading Survey on Managing FOIA Requests to Help FOIA Advisory Committee
"Notice to employers, employees, and labor representatives of the motor transport industry." National Archives Identifier 515085 The next meeting of the 2024-2026 term of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee is on Thursday, September 11, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. EDT. The purpose of the meeting will be to hear from professors who will … Continue reading FOIA Advisory Committee to Meet on September 11
A SSGT speaks through a bullhorn to personnel as they prepare to take part in exercise Team Spirit (Coronet Spray). National Archives Identifier 6346147 The next meeting of the 2024-2026 term of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee is on Thursday, June 12, 2025, from 10 a.m. to Noon ET. The Committee will hear updates … Continue reading FOIA Advisory Committee Meets June 12
Announcing new and higher Navy pay. National Archives Identifier 513511 The Chief FOIA Officers (CFO) Council Committee on Cross-Agency Collaboration and Innovation (COCACI) recently published a white paper on FOIA.gov that presents findings and recommendations on ways to standardize the job series that many FOIA professionals fall into. COCACI’s Working Group for Standardizing the Government … Continue reading COCACI Working Group Publishes White Paper on GIS Job Series
Today we present an interview with Margaret Kwoka, professor at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law and a member of the 2024-2026 FOIA Advisory Committee. This is part of a series of posts on the Committee, whose members are FOIA experts from inside and outside of government and who are appointed by the Archivist … Continue reading Getting to Know the FOIA Advisory Committee: Margaret Kwoka
Former President Harry S. Truman (second from the right) is shown in a four-way handshake with Clyde T. Ellis (left) and two unidentified men, members of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association. The former President spoke at an Electric Consumers Workshop breakfast at the Willard Hotel, Washington, D.C. From: Clyde T. Ellis. National Archives Identifier … Continue reading FOIA Advisory Committee Meets March 6
Today we present an interview with Ryan Mulvey, Policy Counsel for Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF) and a member of the 2024-2026 FOIA Advisory Committee. This is part of a series of posts on the Committee, whose members are FOIA experts from inside and outside of government and who are appointed by the Archivist of the … Continue reading Getting to Know the FOIA Advisory Committee: Ryan Mulvey
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