FOIA reform

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed a bill today overhauling the state’s freedom of information law. The legislation has been sitting…

The federal government's chief FOIA administrator spoke with members of the requester community Wednesday at its "FOIA Requester Roundtable," outlining strides the…

A federal appeals court has decided for the first time that the 2007 amendments to the Freedom of Information Act…

The National Archives announced Wednesday it has filled the newly created position of FOIA ombudsman for the federal government, a…

The White House has launched a Web site in response to President Obama's Transparency and Open Government memorandum, calling for suggestions from the…

Accepting the Robert Vaughn FOIA Legend Award Monday, Sen. Patrick Leahy reaffirmed his commitment to government transparency through the Freedom…

Lawmakers and open-government advocates in Illinois are hoping to turn corruption lemons into transparency lemonade, the Chicago Tribune reports, with a new…

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn on Wednesday called for state agencies to improve the handling of valid state Freedom of Information Act…

President Barack Obama, on his first full day in office, sent a strong message of his intention to run a transparent…

The Justice Department released new Freedom of Information Act guidance Tuesday for agencies, interpreting changes to the law due to…