Photograph of President Dwight D. Eisenhower receiving a 500-pound birthday cake. National Archives Identifier 491863380. Like America, FOIA was born on July 4th, and we at OGIS wish the statute a Happy Birthday! The Freedom of Information Act was born on July 4, 1966, when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed it without fanfare at his … Continue reading Happy 60th Birthday FOIA!
Clean House In Your Tool Box. Records of the War Reproduction Board, 1918-1947. National Archives Identifier 533971 The Chief FOIA Officers Council Committee on Cross-Agency Collaboration and Innovation (COCACI) has compiled and made available tools to help federal Freedom of Information Act professionals in the hiring process. COCACI’s FOIA Hiring Toolkit Working Group compiled these … Continue reading Chief FOIA Officers Council Updates and Fall Meeting Date
The Office of Government Information Services 2026 Report for Fiscal Year 2025 is now available on our website. Highlights for the year ending September 30, 2025, include: OGIS provided timely mediation and assistance, handling 6,061 cases and closing 6,088 — with 90% initiated or acknowledged within 10 days of date logged and 99% closed within 90 days. These cases remain a vital source of … Continue reading OGIS Fiscal Year 2025 Annual Report Now Available
Waving Goodbye to San Francisco. National Archives Identifier 29593121 The final two meetings of the 2024-2026 term of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee are on Thursday, June 11, 2026, and Thursday, July 16, 2026, beginning at 10 a.m. ET. The purpose of the virtual meetings will be to hear reports from and discuss recommendations from … Continue reading Final FOIA Advisory Committee Meetings of the 2024-2026 Term
"VOLUNTEER FOR VICTORY" National Archives Identifier 515986 Want to help improve the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) while collaborating with other requesters and FOIA professionals? Please consider submitting a nomination for yourself or someone else for the 2026-2028 term of the federal FOIA Advisory Committee. The Committee studies the FOIA landscape across the executive branch and … Continue reading Nominations Open for 2026-2028 FOIA Advisory Committee
President Harry S. Truman (standing, third from left) and Margaret Truman voting in Independence, Missouri. National Archives Identifier 348100961 Members of the FOIA Advisory Committee voted to approve two recommendations at their April 2, 2026, meeting. The two recommendations came from the Statutory Reform Subcommittee and are: Recommendation No. 2026-01: Congress should amend FOIA to … Continue reading FOIA Advisory Committee Votes to Approve Two Recommendations
"I Got an Idea! If it's Good...I'll Cash In!" National Archives Identifier 514560 The next meetings of the 2024-2026 term of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee are on Thursday, April 2, 2026, and Thursday, May 7, 2026, beginning at 10 a.m. ET. The purpose of the meetings will be to hear reports from and … Continue reading FOIA Advisory Committee to Meet on April 2 and May 7
Fleet Trophy. National Archives Identifier 6281309 Two OGIS staff members, along with 10 current and former members of the FOIA Advisory Committee, have been selected for induction into the 2026 National FOIA Hall of Fame. This year’s honorees were selected for their unique roles in helping to establish, defend, and utilize the legal basis for … Continue reading OGIS Staff and FOIA Advisory Committee Members to be Honored in FOIA Hall of Fame
"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
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