FOIA reform

An Alaska Supreme Court decision makes private e-mail messages containing government business subject to the state Public Records Act but…

The importance of streamlining agency efforts to fill federal Freedom of Information Act requests was the hot topic at a…

Transparency and government adherence to the federal Freedom of Information Act was under scrutiny at a U.S. Senate Judiciary hearing…

Despite President Barack Obama’s promise for more transparency in government, the administration has a long way to go, according to…

The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press today filed a friend-of-the-court brief in support of a challenge to a…

Following Tuesday's U.S. Senate hearing on the federal Freedom of Information Act, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform…

The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday heard from government officials and transparency advocates about how to improve the federal…

Leading experts on transparency issues and representatives of the Obama administration gathered Thursday at American University's Washington College of Law…

Despite pledges to bring a new level of transparency to the federal government, the Obama administration has not shown a…