Boasting wide, bipartisan support from Michiganders, transparency in government runs on the behind-the-scenes, often invisible, work of public servants working for local municipalities. The Freedom of ...

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), enacted in 1966, grants the public the right to access records from any federal agency, promoting transparency and accountability in government. Whether you’re a ...

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requires federal agencies to provide the public with access to government records. The Department of Homeland Security continues to receive the largest number of ...

Bots powered by artificial intelligence are inundating open records offices with often frivolous petitions, but the same tools underpinning these software applications can also help professionals ...

The Department of Energy will stop processing requests for information if the public doesn’t respond by Sept. 15. The Department of Energy says it’s being inundated with requests under the Freedom of ...

In the past decade, agencies have been slow to use information technology to comply with the Freedom of Information Act, according to many reports. Open government advocates say a new report from ...

ORLANDO, FLORIDA — Receiving and responding to public records requests is a major task for states and localities, but it has gotten even more complex and time-consuming in recent years. But experts ...