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Faced with an unprecedented volume of Freedom of Information Act requests, top agency FOIA officials say automation could help ease the burden of their strained workforces.
In today's Federal Newscast, the president has named Tamara Bonzanto to take over as the new assistant secretary for the Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection at the Veterans Affairs Department.
While agencies made a dent in the overall backlog of Freedom of Information Act requests last year, new data from the Justice Department shows a significant number of agencies saw their own backlogs increase.
The Environmental Protection Agency's chief of staff tells congressional investigations that the agency assigns public-records requests from environmental groups or others that it sees as "politically charged" to special internal review
EPA administrator Scott Pruitt is under fire from House Democrats again, this time in response to a new report that suggests Pruitt purposely delayed responses to Freeddom of Information Act requests.
Former Defense Secretary Carter Ash has shot down proposals suggesting the creation of a sixth military service devoted to space.
Despite receiving an unprecedented volume of Freedom of Information Act requests last year, agencies processed more requests than they received, and made a dent in the overall FOIA backlog.
The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility sued for information only to find out the Trump administration kept no formal records.
A district court judge has ruled GSA wrongfully withheld documents for a Freedom of Information Act request looking for Trump transition team documents about the Trump Hotel.
In today's Federal Newscast, a policy update from the U.S. Postal Service emphasized its preference for so-called clustered box units in new housing developments, instead of door-to-door.
For the fourth year in a row DoD wants more exemptions from the Freedom of Information Act.
More than 200 employees with U.S. Customs and Border Protection have been arrested on corruption-related charges in the last 14 years. Thirteen of those arrests have come during the Trump Administration.
The director of the Office of Government Information Services at the National Archives and Records Administration shares her tips for filing a successful information request in an era of backlogs and appeals.
In today's Federal Newscast, Senator John McCain said Gina Haspell will have to explain her involvement in the CIA's enhanced interrogation program before he'll vote for her confirmation.