FOIA Requests, Backlog Continue to Grow

FEDweek, Mar. 31, 2020

Requests received by agencies for records under the Freedom of Information Act increased by about 30 percent over 2012-2018 to more than 860,000, while the number of those process increased by about 25 percent to above 830,000, resulting in a larger backlog, GAO has reported.

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