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Upcoming Intelligence Community FOIA Forum Canceled

March 9, 2020 by cmcguire, posted in OGIS events, Sunshine Week 2020

Due to circumstances beyond our control, the National Archives must cancel both of the events scheduled for Thursday, March 12, 2020: National Declassification Center: Reflecting on our Beginnings, Forecasting our Future and the Multi-Agency Forum: Using FOIA to Access Intelligence Community Records. We apologize for the last-minute change in plans. Last week, in preparation for … Continue reading Upcoming Intelligence Community FOIA Forum Canceled

Please submit your questions for the upcoming Intelligence Community forum!

March 6, 2020 by cmcguire, posted in Declassification, Government information, National Archives and Records Administration, OGIS events, Ombudsman, Sunshine Week 2020

All government agencies create and obtain records as they carry out their day-to-day duties. The types of records vary by agency. In the Intelligence Community (IC), many of these records are classified due to the sensitive nature of the agencies’ work and the obligation to protect the sources and methods used to collect and process … Continue reading Please submit your questions for the upcoming Intelligence Community forum!

Sunshine Week 2020

February 28, 2020 by cmcguire, posted in FOIA Advisory Committee, OGIS events, Ombudsman, Open Government, Sunshine Week 2020

March means more than warmer temperatures for those of us in the transparency community—it also means Sunshine Week, the annual nationwide celebration of access to public information. Since the American Society of News Editors (ASNE) launched the initiative 15 years ago, journalists, librarians, concerned citizens, civil society organizations, elected officials, and government employees alike have … Continue reading Sunshine Week 2020

Mark Your Calendars!

February 19, 2020February 21, 2020 by cmcguire, posted in FOIA Advisory Committee, National Archives and Records Administration, OGIS events, Ombudsman, Sunshine Week 2020

Please mark your calendars and join us for several upcoming events in the William G. McGowan Theater at the National Archives in Washington, DC. The FOIA Advisory Committee meets from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday March 5th to consider proposed recommendations from the FOIA Advisory Committee’s three subcommittees: Records Management, Time/Volume and Vision. Meeting … Continue reading Mark Your Calendars!

Join us Online for Today’s Chief FOIA Officers Council Meeting

August 5, 2019 by cmcguire, posted in Government information, OGIS events, Ombudsman, Open Government

Recent changes to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) landscape and an update on FOIA and technology will be discussed at the August 5, 2019 public meeting of the Chief FOIA Officers Council, beginning at 10:00 a.m. EDT. You may join us online via the National Archives YouTube channel. The recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in Food … Continue reading Join us Online for Today’s Chief FOIA Officers Council Meeting

Join Us for Our Annual Open Meeting!

June 3, 2019 by cmcguire, posted in OGIS events, OGIS's Reports, Ombudsman

Got a question for the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS)? Or do you want to hear more about our work as the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Ombudsman over the past year? If so, please join us for the OGIS annual open meeting on Friday, June 14, 2019, in the William G. McGowan Theater … Continue reading Join Us for Our Annual Open Meeting!

Join Us for the Next FOIA Advisory Committee Meeting!

May 24, 2019 by cmcguire, posted in FOIA Advisory Committee, OGIS events

We often think of agency Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests as a tool for journalists and those with commercial interests in government records, but in reality, those seeking records about themselves vastly outnumber commercial requesters at some agencies. The FOIA Advisory Committee will explore the issue of how requests from individuals seeking records about … Continue reading Join Us for the Next FOIA Advisory Committee Meeting!

Take a Lunch Break With OGIS

March 27, 2019March 22, 2019 by cmcguire, posted in OGIS events, Sunshine Week 2019

If you didn’t have a chance to attend either of OGIS’s recent live events, good news! Both the most recent meeting of the FOIA Advisory Committee and OGIS’s Sunshine Week event are available online, so you can catch up with OGIS from the comfort of your desk—maybe even while you eat your lunch! Plus, OGIS … Continue reading Take a Lunch Break With OGIS

Upcoming FOIA Advisory Committee Meeting–Join Us!

March 13, 2019 by cmcguire, posted in FOIA Advisory Committee, OGIS events

Want to join us in person for the Wednesday March 20, 2019, meeting of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee? Midnight Sunday March 17, 2019—St. Patrick’s Day—is the deadline for registering to attend the meeting, to be held from 10 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. EDT in the William G. McGowan Theater at the … Continue reading Upcoming FOIA Advisory Committee Meeting–Join Us!

It’s Not Too Late to Register: Sunshine Week 2019!

March 5, 2019 by cmcguire, posted in OGIS events, Sunshine Week 2019

If you would like to attend OGIS’s Sunshine Week event in person, there is still time to register! OGIS will celebrate Sunshine Week 2019 on Monday, March 11 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the National Archives’ William G. McGowan Theater. We have planned an exciting program that will include a conversation between David … Continue reading It’s Not Too Late to Register: Sunshine Week 2019!