The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a powerful statute. Enacted in 1966, it established a mechanism for members of the public to request agency records from federal information and documents, ...

For example, if you click “Making a FOIA Request,” the page tells you it’s important to consider several things when preparing a FOIA request: any procedural requirements laid out by the statute and ...

Curious about how your tax dollars are spent or how your elected officials are voting? It's all found in public records that all citizens can request. Find out how in this primer on the FOIA system.

That request sought: All internal reports and/or memoranda that were sent to the Unemployment Insurance Agency director and/or acting director between Dec. 1, 2013, and Aug. 31, 2015, about the ...

How to file a FOIA request That being said, the FOIA can be a powerful tool if used judiciously and properly—and since making a FOIA request is free, it’s always worth a try.

So far, FOIA the Dead has released 2,136 pages of FBI records.

This is Part 2 of a two-part series on FOIA’s deliberative process privilege. Click here to read Part 1, which explores the history of the privilege and how it’s frequently abused by federal agencies.

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 ...