Ombudsman

The Reporters Committee submitted administrative comments to the Department of Labor recommending that it modify its Privacy Act routine uses…

The Rules Committee of the Cherokee Nation’s tribal council voted 14-3 Wednesday in favor of changes to the tribe’s Freedom…

The U.S. House of Representatives yesterday unanimously passed the FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act, paving the way for more streamlined…

Recent changes in Maine’s Freedom of Access Act have funded an ombudsman position and improved access to public records under…

A backlog of requests to mediate public records disputes has accumulated since Pennsylvania's new public records law took effect at…

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

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

With Congress's approval Tuesday of the omnibus spending bill, the Office of Government Services, which will house the new ombudsman for the Freedom…

Open-government advocates renewed their calls Wednesday for quick implementation of the latest Freedom of Information reforms, including the establishment of…

A bill making its way through the Tennessee legislature would revamp the state’s public records law by, among other things,…