From New York Times Caucus blog:
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Tag: FOIA requests
What cost freedom — of information?
Here are several interesting items of note in the last couple days regarding costs associated with fulfilling public records requests—and the fighting thereof.
Granted, if not these then at least some agencies likely have used or will use costs—actual or estimated, reasonable or outlandish—as a way of deflecting criticism when requested records are not searched for adequately or are ultimately not located, and that is unacceptable.
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Loudoun supervisors again urge settlement in FOIA litigation battle
ACLU sues U.S. for information on targeted killing program
From ACLU's Blog of Rights:
Today we filed a lawsuit under the Freedom of Information Act to demand that the government release basic — and accurate — information about the government’s targeted killing program.
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Nonprofit watchdog group says FBI snoops on WikiLeaks supporters
From Courthouse News Service:
WASHINGTON (CN) – A nonprofit government watchdog claims the FBI refuses to release information on "the government's identification and surveillance of individuals who have demonstrated support for or interest in WikiLeaks."
The Electronic Privacy Information Center sued the Department of Justice's Criminal Division and National Security Division, and the FBI, in a FOIA complaint in Federal Court.
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Costly legal battle over FOIA complaint continues in Loudoun
Agencies are likely to miss 2013 declassification deadline
From FAS Project on Government Secrecy:
More than two years ago, President Obama set a December 31, 2013 deadline for completing the declassification processing of a backlog of more than 400 million pages of classified historical records that were over 25 years old. But judging from the limited progress to date, it now seems highly unlikely that the President’s directive will be fulfilled.
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Slow FOIA responses a window into Washington
From The New York Times:
Is a FOIA delayed a FOIA denied?
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On Jan. 4, The New York Times received a final response from the Defense Department to a FOIA request made on June 1, 1997. The department sent it by Federal Express, Priority Overnight.
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Councilwoman asks the city clerk who is filing requests under the state Public Records
From Press-Enterprise:
A Menifee councilwoman’s request for the names of people seeking city records has some frequent requesters crying foul.
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NFOIC’s FOI Friday for January 27, 2012
A few open government and FOIA news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier:
South Dakota GOP official joins with Democrats to support open government
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