The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

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Haspel Personally Observed CIA Waterboarding, Witness Testifies

Washington, D.C., June 23, 2022 – Gina Haspel, 15 years before President Trump nominated her and the US Senate confirmed her as CIA director, personally oversaw the waterboarding…

Jun 23, 2022

Previous Postings

The Capitol Riot: A Chronology

Jun 13, 2022

The Capitol Riot: Trump’s Shadow Call Log

Jun 9, 2022

Former President Trump Wins Rosemary Award for Worst in Open Government in 2021

Mar 16, 2022

U.S. National Archives’ (NARA) Budget: The 30-Year Flatline

Mar 11, 2022

President Trump May Have Violated Laws Protecting Government Property When He Destroyed, Removed Records, NGOs Assert

Feb 9, 2022

Six Things You Didn’t Know About Watergate

May 27, 2021

The Capitol Riot: Documents You Should Read (Part 3)

May 4, 2021

“Still Interested” Letters Add Insult to Injury of Long-Ignored FOIA Requests

Mar 12, 2021

The Capitol Riot: Documents You Should Read (Part 2)

Mar 3, 2021

In the Media

Garland faces demands to investigate if Trump "mutilated or destroyed" records to cover up crimes

Salon

Apr 20, 2022

Recognizing the year’s worst in government transparency: The Foilies 2022

MuckRock

Mar 14, 2022

The Weird Law Prosecutors Could Use to Bar Trump From the White House

Daily Beast

Feb 10, 2022

Opinion: Documents weren’t the only things Trump tore up while in office

The Washington Post

Feb 9, 2022

6 Startling Revelations From Declassified U.S. Government Documents

Jan 25, 2022

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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