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DoJ reduces FOIA backlog by 26 percent

The Department of Justice has decreased its backlog of Freedom of Information Act requests and processed a record number of requests.

Tags: Melanie Pustay , DoJ , open government , Federal Drive , technology

Friday - 02/24/2012, 07:25am EST
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Justice Dept gets `award' for worst secrecy work

A group dedicated to reducing government secrecy gave its annual worst performance award Tuesday to the Justice Department.

Tags: National Security Archive , Justice Department , CIA , Rosemary Award ,

Wednesday - 02/15/2012, 04:48am EST

OGIS website helps streamline FOIA process, resolve disputes

National Archives and Records Administration recently launched the OGIS Access System to streamline and increase transparency of the FOIA process.

Tags: OGIS , NARA , Candace Boston , good government , best practices , management

Tuesday - 01/31/2012, 08:07am EST
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VA improves FOIA process after data breach

Department is calling for better internal communication to ensure records managers are on the same page. VA will offer credit monitoring to more than 2,000 veterans.

Tags: technology , cybersecurity , Roger Baker , VA , management , Jason Miller , Ancestry.com

Monday - 01/30/2012, 08:29am EST
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Agencies demo one-stop FOIA portal

Federal employees who respond to Freedom of Information Act requests got their first look today at a new web portal designed to improve efficiency and transparency. The Environmental Protection Agency, the Commerce Department and the National Archives and Records Administration are basing the portal on Regulations.gov.

Tags: Regulations.gov , transparency , open gov , Miriam Nisbet , EPA , Commerce , OMB Watch , Gavin Baker , technology , Gov 2.0 , Emily Kopp

Friday - 01/13/2012, 04:26am EST
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Privacy group sues DHS, NSA over FOIA requests

The Electronic Privacy Information Center is suing the Homeland Security Department and the National Security Agency. In both cases, EPIC is unhappy with how the government responded to its Freedom of Information Act requests.

Tags: Amie Stepanovich , EPIC , Internet privacy , technology , DHS , NSA , national security , Federal Drive

Wednesday - 01/11/2012, 12:28pm EST
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DoJ eases agencies' FOIA filing process

Federal Agencies submitted their 2011 FOIA reports earlier this month, and all that information goes up on your agency's website and at FOIA.gov by Feb. 1.

Tags: Melanie Pustay , FOIA.gov , DoJ , Federal Drive , information sharing , technology

Monday - 12/19/2011, 11:39am EST
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DoJ's updated FOIA policy emphasizes customer service

The updated FOIA policy states the department must advise the FOIA requester that a their request has been referred and provide the name of the agency to the requester with that agency's FOIA contact.

Tags: DoJ , open government , transparency , Jolie Lee

Tuesday - 12/06/2011, 10:20am EST

DoJ criticized over proposed FOIA regulation

The Justice Department is being criticized by open government groups for proposing a regulation that would in rare instances allow federal law enforcement agencies to tell people seeking information under the Freedom of Information Act that the government has no records on a subject, when it actually does.

Tags: DoJ , open government , ACLU , CREW

Friday - 10/28/2011, 06:30am EDT

The CIA and the power of information

Tags: security , CIA , DoJ , interrogation , ACLU

Monday - 10/17/2011, 01:09pm EDT
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