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Some people apparently didn't get the FOIA memo
Posted: Oct. 6, 2011 | Tags: Electronic Frontier Foundation, Federal Times, FOIA, The FOIA Project, Freedom of Information, Intelligence Oversight Board
Maybe it’s time for the Obama administration to resend its Freedom of Information policy and guidance to federal agencies, based on some of the FOIA-related items that have crossed the desk in recent days. It sure seems like a lot of FOIA folks missed the message.
Category 1: We don’t know whether to laugh or cry. Andrew Medici, a reporter for Federal Times, writes about his experience with FOIA at the Department of Homeland Security. Remember, this is a reporter who works for a publication that covers the federal government, one that’s not exactly known for being ...