The latest reports from agency chief FOIA officers illustrate how the Trump administration's workforce cuts drove another increase in FOIA backlogs.

Richmond is piloting a new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) platform that officials say will help city employees fulfill requests faster and increase transparency.

More Americans are filing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests than ever, topping 1.5 million in 2024 and on track for another record in 2025. This will mark the third ...

Boasting wide, bipartisan support from Michiganders, transparency in government runs on the behind-the-scenes, often invisible, work of public servants working for local municipalities. The Freedom of ...

In an age when trust in government is at an all-time low, the surge in FOIA requests has been driven in part by rising public interest in government accountability. But the growth ...

“….[W]e file Freedom of Information Act requests with government agencies, comb through industry reports, crunch numbers, and interview and photograph people out ...

Lawyers’ pleas for extensions reveal post-DOGE staffing woes at federal agencies’ Freedom of Information Act offices.

Gov. Sarah Sanders announces a special session to consider tax cuts and a rollback of public access to government information. Credit: Brian Chilson Arkansas government could be more efficient with a ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Newport News has rolled out a new Virginia Freedom of Information Act (VFOIA) Responses Protocol, aiming to enhance transparency and streamline public access to government records.

Rep. Gerry Connolly (D-Va.), ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, is demanding to know how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) plans to comply with ...

While this language was not included in the “awareness process” dated May 24, internal emails reviewed by CNN suggest that certain political appointees were copied on documents produced in response to ...