“A. The Presumption of Openness…
B. Proactive Disclosures…
C. Removing Barriers to Access and Reducing FOIA Request Backlogs…
D. Ensuring Fair and Effective FOIA Administration …”
“A. The Presumption of Openness…
B. Proactive Disclosures…
C. Removing Barriers to Access and Reducing FOIA Request Backlogs…
D. Ensuring Fair and Effective FOIA Administration …”
“A. The Presumption of Openness…
B. Proactive Disclosures…
C. Removing Barriers to Access and Reducing FOIA Request Backlogs…
D. Ensuring Fair and Effective FOIA Administration …”
“Attorney General Merrick Garland directed federal agencies to “apply a presumption of openness” when fulfilling Freedom of Information Act requests, after lawmakers pressed him to increase transparency as the denial rate for such inquiries has risen in recent years.
Information that might be considered exempted from release shouldn’t be withheld unless an agency can identify a “foreseeable harm or legal bar to disclosure,” Mr. Garland said in a memo Tuesday….”
“Attorney General Merrick Garland directed federal agencies to “apply a presumption of openness” when fulfilling Freedom of Information Act requests, after lawmakers pressed him to increase transparency as the denial rate for such inquiries has risen in recent years.
Information that might be considered exempted from release shouldn’t be withheld unless an agency can identify a “foreseeable harm or legal bar to disclosure,” Mr. Garland said in a memo Tuesday….”
“Special counsel John Durham’s report into the Trump-Russia investigators should be submitted in a way that allows it to be released to the public when completed, the Justice Department said.”