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Getty Images/iStockphoto/designer491Freedom of Information Act

What to do about those ever-rising FOIA request backlogs

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests keep rising every year. Some agencies have trouble responding to them on time, leading to growing backlogs.

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Justice Department’s new whistleblower program

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Leaked Documents Investigation

Pentagon leaker Jack Teixeira pleads guilty under a deal that calls for at least 11 years in prison

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Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey, right, and Mayor Michael Nutter, left, listen to Department of Justice’s Ronald Davis, director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) speak during a news conference Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015, in Philadelphia. Justice Department officials are praising the Philadelphia Police Department for its progress in implementing reforms after a federal probe on deadly force. The report issued in May found the department's use of deadly force was motivated by fear and affected mostly black citizens. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Going in-depth with one of the nation’s premier federal law enforcement agencies

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Former acting IG gets 18-month prison term in software theft

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Trump Classified Documents

Justice Department false-claims cases continue at a brisk pace

The government’s pursuit of false-claims cases never takes a break. So far this year, recoveries have totaled just under $500 million and they appear to…

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60th anniversary March on Washington panelists share how their agencies are still working toward the original vision of the 1963 event.

Agencies moving forward on jobs and freedom: Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington

Federal News Network and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission hosted a panel reflecting on the vision of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and…

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Investigation Tracked Child Welfare DOJ

How the immigration court dockets look from the judges’ point of view

We just heard the macro view of how the immigration situation is cascading down to the Justice Department’s immigration courts.

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