Washington — Amid new revelations about U.S. intelligence information on Hillary Clinton’s private email account, congressional Republicans are demanding to know whether the former secretary of state, her lawyer and the State Department have hindered investigators or compromised classified material. Clinton was questioned Thursday during a presidential campaign stop about the rapidly widening furor as […]
Hearing examines FOIA reform, and whether the act is an effective tool – Reporters Committee For Freedom of the Press
The question of whether the federal Freedom of Information Act is an effective tool was hotly debated at a two-day hearing held by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee this week. Requesters answered emphatically that the FOIA process is broken, but agency employees disagreed. FOIA requesters including reporters and watchdog groups testified before the […]
White House office to delete its FOIA regulations – USA Today
The White House is removing a federal regulation that subjects its Office of Administration to the Freedom of Information Act, making official a policy under Presidents Bush and Obama to reject requests for records to that office. The White House said the cleanup of FOIA regulations is consistent with court rulings that hold that the […]