EEOC TO LAUNCH NEW FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA) SOFTWARE

Beginning Feb. 1, Requesters Can Initiate New FOIA Requests and Appeals Using New Tool

EEOC Press Release, Jan. 29, 2021

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced today that, effective Feb. 1, it will begin using a new software system (“the 2021 system”) to receive and process Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and appeals, replacing the system it has used since 2015.

As part of EEOC's ongoing commitment to transparency and accountability, FOIA requesters will continue to be able to monitor their requests and appeals online and exchange correspondence and documents with EEOC electronically.  While EEOC posts many agency documents on its website, and in its online FOIA public reference room, individuals can submit FOIA requests for other records.

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