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
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
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
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
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
Today we present an interview with Frank LoMonte, Senior Legal Counsel for CNN 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 United States. Why … Continue reading Getting to Know the FOIA Advisory Committee: Frank LoMonte
Today we present an interview with Whitney Frazier-Jenkins, Disclosure Officer at the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) 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 … Continue reading Getting to Know the FOIA Advisory Committee: Whitney Frazier-Jenkins
Today we present an interview with Marianne Manheim, Chief of the FOIA, Privacy and Records Branch at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute at the National Institutes of Health at the Department of Health and Human Services and a member of the 2024-2026 FOIA Advisory Committee. This is part of a series of posts on the … Continue reading Getting to Know the FOIA Advisory Committee: Marianne Manheim
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