"The rapid pace of actions…requires the quick release of information about its structure and activities. That is especially so given the secrecy with which USDS has operated." ...

The Republican National Committee sued Lansing in February after it says the city charged high fees to start working on a ...

Excessive government secrecy takes many forms, including denying or ignoring FOIA requests and deleting data from websites.

She told workers to “Shred as many documents first, and reserve the burn bags for when the shredder becomes unavailable or ...

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The lawsuit against the Elon Musk-led agency was filed by a watchdog group after its request for disclosures under the ...

Today, our weekly newsletter FOIA Files turns one. To celebrate, we've put together a Greatest Hits compilation that covers ...

Trump officials have argued that records from the government efficiency initiative fall under the Presidential Records Act, ...

A federal judge has ordered the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to hand over documents requested by a government ...

Last year, local governments in Northeast Michigan filled a high percentage of the Freedom of Information Act requests they ...

Coinbase's row with regulators are from from over with its Chief Legal Officer lashes out at the FDIC's response to a FOIA ...

The judge found that the agency's "unusual secrecy" and "substantial authority" make it subject to public record laws.