DOJ looks to improve the FOIA experience with new ‘wizard’

A new FOIA search tool is under development, while forthcoming shared business standards aim to streamline case management systems.

By Natalie Alms FCW, Nov. 10, 2022

The Department of Justice is creating a wizard to help Americans making requests under the Freedom of Information Act, or FOIA.

The project is meant to help people locate any information that is already public, and in the case that a FOIA request is still needed, help them make better requests, said Bobak Talebian, director of the DOJ’s Office of Information Policy, during the Chief FOIA Officers Council meeting on Nov. 3.  

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