The Office of Government Information Services 2025 Report for Fiscal Year 2024 is now available on our website. Highlights include: OGIS provided timely mediation and assistance, handling 6,057 cases and closing 6,098 — with 88.5% initiated in 10 days and 98.9% resolved within 90 days. Whether coaching first-timers or navigating thorny issues with seasoned pros, OGIS … Continue reading OGIS Fiscal Year 2024 Annual Report Now Available
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
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) will host a substantive forum, “Transparency and Access to NARA Records,” on Wednesday, March 19, at 1 p.m. ET. This program will headline Sunshine Week, an annual nonpartisan nationwide collaboration bringing together those in media, civics, and government. The forum will be livestreamed on the National Archives YouTube … Continue reading National Archives to Host Annual Forum on Transparency and Access to Government Records
Today we present an interview with Shelley Kimball, Associate Communication Program Director and Senior Lecturer at Johns Hopkins University 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 … Continue reading Getting to Know the FOIA Advisory Committee: Shelley Kimball
Today we present an interview with Kevin Bell, attorney-advisor at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) 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: Kevin Bell
Fernando Penalosa and Maria Teresa Inigo at the busy circulation desk. Through the open doors in back of the patrons at the desk is the entrance to the Main Reading Room. The reference desk is to its immediate right. National Archive Identifier 23932427 Today’s blog post was guest written by Dan Levenson. The Office of … Continue reading OGIS Publishes Two New Ombuds Observers
Today we present an interview with Richard Peltz-Steele, Professor of Law at the University of Massachusetts School 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 … Continue reading Getting to Know the FOIA Advisory Committee: Richard Peltz-Steele
President Richard Nixon Shaking Hands with Chairman Mao Tse-tung. National Archives Identifier 194759 Today is Ombuds Day and we at the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) celebrate our role as the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Ombuds. The OPEN Government Act of 2007 established OGIS and elevated the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution … Continue reading OGIS Celebrates Ombuds Day!
The 2024-2026 FOIA Advisory Committee members meet on stage on Monday, September 9, 2024, in the McGowan Theater in the National Archives building. The 2024-2026 term of the FOIA Advisory Committee met on Monday, September 9 at the National Archives in Washington, DC, to launch the Committee’s sixth term. It was the first in-person meeting … Continue reading First Meeting of the 2024-2026 FOIA Advisory Committee Recap
WAC Sgt. Molly Thavenet, 6 Moss Street, Westerly, R.I., now serving in Italy as a Staff secretary with the 15th Air Force, puts the torch of her cigarette lighter to the last page on her desk calendar, thus closing out a most memorable year. National Archives Identifier 204911363 Mark your calendar for Friday, September 13, … Continue reading FOIA Advisory Committee Meets on Friday, September 13
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