Lawyers’ pleas for extensions reveal post-DOGE staffing woes at federal agencies’ Freedom of Information Act offices.

According to The Boston Globe, government lawyers for at least 13 agencies have blamed workforce reductions in 26 separate FOIA lawsuits for missing deadlines to turn over documents. That tally, the ...

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), a landmark law to increase government accountability, is falling short in its aim to improve transparency with American citizens, according to a recent report ...

After three months, Immigrations & Customs Enforcement still has not responded to a Freedom of Information Act request filed by the ABC11 I-Team.

The growing town northeast of Columbia forfeited control over its public records, leaving the public with hefty fines for ...

Stone asked the agency for any records in its possession that mentioned Jeffrey Epstein and Kathryn Ruemmler, the former White House counsel who currently serves as general counsel of Goldman Sachs, ...

"The rapid pace of [DOGE’s] actions…requires the quick release of information about its structure and activities. That is especially so given the secrecy with which USDS has operated." Reading time 4 ...

FOIA is designed to guarantee the public’s right to access records held by government bodies. Enacted in 1977, FOIA aims to ...

State law dictates certain time constraints that the government has to adhere to in responding to requests, Byrum explained.

Loudoun Now filed another FOIA request that day for “the 2025 preliminary crime report provided to the state.” On Feb. 25, ...