FOIA Archives

Some agencies fall behind on FOIA.gov interoperability requirements

Agencies must update their public records systems in order to ensure their systems work with FOIA.gov, a requirement established in a 2019 White House memo.

Sep 15, 2023 By Rebecca Heilweil

National Archives discloses planned AI uses for record management

The records agency wants to use AI systems for auto filling metadata and responding to FOIAs, according to an inventory of the technology.

Aug 25, 2023 By Madison Alder Rebecca Heilweil

The Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building that houses the Office of Personnel Management headquarters is shown June 5, 2015 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Congressional inquiries to OPM have surged

OPM’s Congressional, Legislative, and Intergovernmental Affairs branch received more than 9,000 congressional inquiries in 2022, compared with more than 3,000 in 2020.

Aug 7, 2023 By Rebecca Heilweil

Pink banners adorn The National Archives Building on the first day of the National Cherry Blossom Festival and the first weekend of Spring on March 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Shannon Finney/Getty Images)

National Archives digitizes 200 million pages of government records

As part of its latest strategic plan, NARA intends to move a total of 500 million pages online by 2026.

Oct 27, 2022 By Nihal Krishan

USCIS — A sign outside a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration office in the Northlake area of DeKalb County, Georgia. (Image credit: Gulbenk / Wikimedia Commons).

Senators petition ICE to curtail ‘Orwellian’ use of facial recognition, surveillance technology

Sens. Edward Markey, D-Mass., and Ron Wyden, D-OR. call on the agency to stop purchasing private information from data brokers.

Sep 13, 2022 By Nihal Krishan

VA, Department of Veterans Affairs, EHRs — The Department of Veterans Affairs. (Tajha Chappellet-Lanier)

VA data shows Oracle Cerner electronic health record system hit with nearly 500 major incidents

A dataset obtained by FedScoop through a Freedom of Information Act request shows that the Oracle-Cerner electronic health records system had a total of 498 major incidents…

Aug 19, 2022 By Nihal Krishan John Hewitt Jones

Katie Arrington speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Jan. 31, 2020. (DoD photo by Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class James K. Lee)

Katie Arrington files FOIA lawsuit in bid to obtain records relating to security clearance suspension

It is the latest lawsuit filed by the former Pentagon official after she was last year placed on paid leave.

Apr 5, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones

DHS hit with FOIA lawsuit over social media data collection program for visa applicants

The Electronic Frontier Foundation seeks details about the department’s Visa Lifestyle Vetting Initative.

Mar 29, 2022 By John Hewitt Jones

People watch the Independence Day parade outside the National Archives in Washington, DC, on July 4, 2019. (Photo by Alastair Pike / AFP)

NARA targets digitization of 500 million pages by 2026 in draft strategic plan

The administration hopes to process 95% of records requests on time by the same year.

Aug 17, 2021 By John Hewitt Jones

OMB sets deadline for agency FOIA interoperability plans

Agencies need to make sure their own platforms play nice with the National FOIA Portal at FOIA.gov.

Feb 13, 2019 By Tajha Chappellet-Lanier