The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

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Featured Videos

American History TV visits that National Security Archive to talk FOIA history with our director, Tom Blanton. Watch the informative and entertaining 11-minute clip here:

McClatchyDC talks with National Security Archive FOIA Project Director Nate Jones about the FOIA requesting process:

During celebration of the Sunshine Week 2018 Nate Jones talks to the Export Import Bank about the Freedom of Information Act from a requester's perspective.

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