Use these tips from investigative reporter Alysia Santo to map out the systems you must unlock to get the documents you need.

The National Institutes of Health is still blaming processing delays for public records requests on the COVID-19 shutdown from five years ago, with response times to simple inquiries reportedly ...

If you have ever submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to a public body and wondered if the records provided truly represent everything you asked for, your ...

The federal government responded to 454,911 FOIA requests in part or in full during FY 2016, for example, and that’s just a fraction of the 788,769 FOIA requests received during that same period.

Anyone can submit a FOIA request to federal agencies in the United States, but what information fall sunder the request and how can you submit one successfully?

The latter is particularly relevant for FOIA given the persistent backlogs and challenges agencies face in responding to requests within the mandated 20 business days.

Despite promises for 'radical transparency,' HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. laid off many staff on teams that fulfill public records requests at health agencies.

As an example of how this would work, the report points to Hawaii, where an “Office of Information Practices” handles all public information requests..

President Donald Trump's about-face on releasing Jeffrey Epstein files is indicative of a broader problem with the handling of public records in his administration.

FOIA has no teeth and bureaucrats abuse its exemptions. Just redact and release every federal workers' emails instead.

Several school district officials said they are being inundated with Right-to-Know requests filed by FOIA Buddy, a business aiming to simplify public use of the Freedom of Information Act. Ever ...