DOJ aggregates FOIA data in web portal

The Justice Department is taking information about how agencies are responding to the Freedom of Information Act, and putting it all in one place. FOIA.gov is a...

The Justice Department is taking information about how agencies are responding to the Freedom of Information Act, and putting it all in one place. FOIA.gov is a new web portal that takes each federal agency’s annual FOIA report, and puts it into an online, customizable, searchable database with colorful charts and graphs. Users can compare one agency’s FOIA performance to another, see how much each agency spends to comply with the open records law, and how big the backlog of unanswered requests is. It also gives members of the public information help with filing a Freedom of Information Act request.

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