Members of the FOIA Advisory Committee voted to approve seven recommendations at their June 11, 2026, meeting. The seven recommendations came from the three subcommittees: Implementation, Statutory Reform, and Volume and Frequency and are: 1) To reaffirm the statute’s de novo standard; and 2) To specify the remedial authority of the courts, including the power to order … Continue reading FOIA…
The final two meetings of the 2024-2026 term of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee are on Thursday, June 11, 2026, and Thursday, July 16, 2026, beginning at 10 a.m. ET. The purpose of the virtual meetings will be to hear reports from and discuss recommendations from each of the three subcommittees: Statutory Reform, Volume and … Continue reading Final FOIA Advisory Committee…
Members of the FOIA Advisory Committee voted to approve two recommendations at their May 7, 2026, meeting. The two recommendations, regarding FOIA funding for federal agencies and FOIA-like disclosure for non-executive branch agencies, came from the Statutory Reform Subcommittee and are: The Statutory Reform Subcommittee also presented two additional recommendations for further review and…
Want to help improve the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) while collaborating with other requesters and FOIA professionals? Please consider submitting a nomination for yourself or someone else for the 2026-2028 term of the federal FOIA Advisory Committee. The Committee studies the FOIA landscape across the executive branch and advises the Archivist of the United … Continue reading Nominations…
Members of the FOIA Advisory Committee voted to approve two recommendations at their April 2, 2026, meeting. The two recommendations came from the Statutory Reform Subcommittee and are: These two recommendations will be published in the Committee’s final report and posted to the FOIA Advisory Committee dashboard. If you wish to watch the April 2, … Continue reading FOIA Advisory Committee Votes…
The next meetings of the 2024-2026 term of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee are on Thursday, April 2, 2026, and Thursday, May 7, 2026, beginning at 10 a.m. ET. The purpose of the meetings will be to hear reports from and discuss any recommendations from each of the three subcommittees: Statutory Reform, Volume and … Continue reading FOIA Advisory Committee to Meet on April…
Two OGIS staff members, along with nine current and former members of the FOIA Advisory Committee, have been selected for induction into the 2026 National FOIA Hall of Fame. This year’s honorees were selected for their unique roles in helping to establish, defend, and utilize the legal basis for the right to know about the … Continue reading OGIS Staff and FOIA Advisory Committee Members to be…
Members of the FOIA Advisory Committee’s Statutory Reform Subcommittee seek public input on three draft recommendations presented to the full Committee at the March 5, 2026 meeting. The draft recommendations are: If you have thoughts about these recommendations, please submit written comments at any time by using OGIS’s Public Comments Form. Submissions that comply with OGIS’s Public Comment ……
Jim Byron, Senior Advisor to the Archivist of the United States, has appointed Sean Glendening, Director of the Office of Information Policy (OIP) at the U.S. Department of Justice, to the 2024-2026 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee. The Committee’s charter designates a seat for the OIP Director or the OIP Director’s designee. The … Continue reading OIP Director Sean Glendening…
The next meeting of the 2024-2026 term of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee is on Thursday, March 5, 2026 beginning at 10 a.m. ET. The purpose of the meeting will be to hear reports from and discuss any recommendations from each of the three subcommittees: Statutory Reform, Volume and Frequency, and Implementation. All meeting … Continue reading FOIA Advisory Committee to…
The Volume and Frequency Subcommittee of the FOIA Advisory Committee is trying to learn more about FOIA professionals’ experiences managing requests through a voluntary survey found here: https://jh.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6Yisezt6az4dKMC. Responses from the survey, conducted by Committee Member Shelley Kimball, will be shared with the Committee to better understand the difficulties federal…