SEC hurries to clarify new FOIA exemption amid uproar

By Ariel Wittenberg

The head of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission today insisted that language tucked inside the massive financial reform law does not

Excerpts from this story referencing "Freedom of Information Act":

"… ssive financial reform law does not give the agency a broad exemption from Freedom of Information Act requests, as reported by Fox Business Network.“This provision does not p …"

"… den in the financial reform legislation and ‘exempts’ the SEC from the Freedom of Information Act,” Schapiro said in the letter. “As you know, these assertions are fals …"

FOIA, meet POIA: Advocates will push for it again in 2011

By Amy Biegelsen

Among the many legislative leftovers still sitting in the freezer as the 111th Congress adjourns, the Public Online Information Act (POIA) l

Excerpts from this story referencing "Freedom of Information Act":

"… lot of information as public, it still often requires citizens to use the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to request paper or digital copies, says Israel’s chief of staff, …"

DOJ releases, then tries to reel back FOIA documents in Holocaust case

By Amy Biegelsen

A federal government ban on Holocaust survivors suing to collect on European insurance policies from that era may be on a shaky legal footin

Excerpts from this story referencing "Freedom of Information Act":

"… g, according to memos accidentally released by the Justice Department in a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. The department wants the memos back and is trying to keep …"

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Lawyer tries again to get U.S. Supreme Court to hear Holocaust-related suit

By Amy Biegelsen

A lawyer is asking the U.S. Supreme Court for a second time to hear a case related to a federal block on Holocaust victims’ families suing E

Excerpts from this story referencing "Freedom of Information Act":

"… disputes.However, Weiss’s attorney, Sam Dubbin, received documents in a Freedom of Information Act request this summer revealing that internally, high-ranking Justice Depart …"

White House sets "CUI" designation for sensitive government documents

By Amy Biegelsen

President Barack Obama’s new executive order creating a uniform category for federal documents that are sensitive but not classified is an a

Excerpts from this story referencing "Freedom of Information Act":

"… ause a document falls under the new category, that does not exempt it from Freedom of Information Act, or FOIA, requests. McDermott says she’ll be closely watching administra …"

Judge orders FBI to cough up information about a previously secret computer drive

By Aaron Mehta

FBI must respond by June 30 to federal judge's order for info about hidden computer drives
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State Department FOIA requests unanswered four long years later

By Josh Israel

President Obama promised more responsivenes but delays in processing Freedom of Information Act requests are still legendary

Excerpts from this story referencing "Freedom of Information Act":

"… administration has pledged to improve the government’s responsiveness to Freedom of Information Act requests, but major delays still plague many federal agencies — includin …"

Cutting through the fog of war

By Daniel Politi

Open records law offers flawed glimpse of government contracting

Excerpts from this story referencing "Freedom of Information Act":

"… , known as Executive Order 12600, companies have potential veto power over Freedom of Information Act requests for copies of their contracts with the U.S. government.To comply …"

"… released. Withholding this information is allowed under Exemption 4 of the Freedom of Information Act, which states that records cannot be obtained if they contain "trade secre …"

"… e Army then notified the contractor that a request had been made under the Freedom of Information Act for a copy of the company's contract, adding that "if you believe the … …"

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Justice Department makes a valuable public database all but inaccessible

Excerpts from this story referencing "Freedom of Information Act":

"… rying to obtain a working electronic copy of the FARA database through the Freedom of Information Act for more than 18 months. The Center wants to make the entire database free …"

Bush Administration thwarts access

By The Center for Public Integrity

Excerpt from The Buying of the President 2004 shows the White House's propensity for secrecy

Excerpts from this story referencing "Freedom of Information Act":

"… arly notable example has been the Administration's effort to undermine the Freedom of Information Act, the 1966 law that grants citizens access — although with some exception …"

"… sion whether release of the younger Bush's papers was bound by the federal Freedom of Information Act or the Texas Public Information Act, which mandates a much speedier respon …"

"… access to government information. Most notably, it proposed to modify the Freedom of Information Act to specifically bar the release of information about those detained on sus …"

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