Freedom of Information Act

Freedom of Information Act Reform

The Freedom of Information Act Congress enacted the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to ensure the public has an open and full accounting on how its government is operating. FOIA Read Full

May 18, 2022

OTG Leads Coalition Calling for a FOIA memo

Today, Open The Government led a coalition of more than 20 organizations once again urging the Department of Justice to release a memo on the Freedom of Information Act to strengthen agencies’ Read Full

January 31, 2022

Advocates push Biden for swift action on Accountability 2021 recommendations

Sunshine Week, the annual celebration of the importance of open government and freedom of information is this week, and we are amplifying the recommendations in Accountability 2021 now and in Read Full

March 18, 2021