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
Category: Ombudsman
1974 FOIA Amendments Mark Golden Anniversary
A 1967 arrangement of gold bearings used by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. National Archives Identifier 354900450 Requesters, the next time you work to "reasonably describe” records in a FOIA request or visit FOIA.gov for agency FOIA data, you can thank the 1974 FOIA amendments. And agency FOIA professionals, you can thank the 1974 … Continue reading 1974 FOIA Amendments Mark Golden Anniversary
Getting to Know the 2024-2026 FOIA Advisory Committee Members
Photograph of Welcome Wagon Service. National Archives Identifier 202802859 During the 2020-2022 and 2022-2024 terms of the FOIA Advisory Committee, we profiled most of the members on this blog by asking them a few questions about their FOIA experience and what they hoped to accomplish on the Committee. Several returning members were previously profiled including David Cuillier, who … Continue reading Getting to Know the 2024-2026 FOIA Advisory Committee Members
Register Today for November 7 Chief FOIA Officers Council Meeting
As part of a brainstorming activity. members of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Committee are asked to share what they would like in a FOIA policy during the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) advisory committee meeting at the National Archives in Washington. DC. on July 21. 2016. NARA photo by Brogan Jackson. National Archives … Continue reading Register Today for November 7 Chief FOIA Officers Council Meeting
OGIS Celebrates Ombuds Day!
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!
OGIS Publishes Annual Compliance Report
Here is a condensed version of the 1950 Census tabulation picture. In the foreground is a punch card machine. Holes are punched in the card according to a prearranged code, transferring the facts from the questionnaire into statistics. The man operating the machine labeled “140” is running a sorter. This machine sorts cards into any … Continue reading OGIS Publishes Annual Compliance Report
OGIS Remains Interested in “Still Interested” Letters
Mail, Photographs Relating to Agency Officials, Events, and Activities. National Archives Identifier 209296403 As the federal government approaches the end of fiscal year 2024 in September, we recognize that many federal agencies are aiming to close old FOIA requests and reduce their FOIA backlogs. Some are sending requesters “still interested” letters to ensure that the … Continue reading OGIS Remains Interested in “Still Interested” Letters
First Meeting of the 2024-2026 FOIA Advisory Committee Recap
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
FOIA Advisory Committee Meets on Friday, September 13
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
Join Us for the Inaugural Meeting of the 2024-2026 FOIA Advisory Committee
"Join us on the Farm Front" National Archives Identifier 514751 The 2024-2026 term of the FOIA Advisory Committee will gather in person for the first meeting of the sixth term on Monday, September 9, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET in the William G. McGowan Theater at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC. … Continue reading Join Us for the Inaugural Meeting of the 2024-2026 FOIA Advisory Committee
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