V.7: FOIA Process
Reinforce an explicit assumption of disclosure and streamline the FOIA request process as well as increase the transparency
of FOIA requests and responses.
Other Information:
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) gives Americans the opportunity to gather information about government activities. The
FOIA generally provides access to federal agency records or portions of those records except those which are protected from
release by specific exemptions. We receive about 55 requests annually. Approximately 98 percent of our FOIA requests are processed
within 20 days. We do not have a backlog of FOIA requests. Guidance on how the public can use our FOIA process can be found
at: http://www.nationalservice.gov/home/foia/guidance.asp. Under the Open Government Directive we will reinforce an explicit
assumption of disclosure and will streamline the FOIA request process as well as increase the transparency of FOIA requests
and responses. Additionally, we will publish our records schedules and create a webform for FOIA requests in the next 30 days.
Indicator(s):
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