April 11, 2016 – Jack Gillum As U.S. officials dealt with the fallout of the government’s once-secret “Cuban Twitter” program, they had one thing on their side: notorious delays in the federal Freedom of Information Act. The government didn’t have copies of the documents, which formed the basis of an Associated Press investigation detailing a […]
House Oversight panel approves FOIA reforms – The Hill
The House Oversight Committee on Wednesday approved a bill aimed at increasing the public’s access to government documents. The changes to the Freedom of Information Act, approved by voice vote, were sponsored by Reps. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and ranking member Elijah Cummings (D-Md). The House unanimously passed a similar bill last Congress. The Senate Judiciary Committee reported […]
