The following blog post was written by Hala Shabaneh, the 2025 summer law clerk for the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) and a second-year law student at George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School. This summer, I had the opportunity to serve as a law clerk at the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS). … Continue reading Staff Spotlight: My Law Clerkship with OGIS| The FOIA Ombuds
The following blog post was written by Hala Shabaneh, the 2025 summer law clerk for the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) and a second-year law student at George Mason University Ant…| The FOIA Ombuds
Please join OGIS as we host our Annual Open Meeting from 11 a.m. to noon ET on Wednesday, July 23. OGIS Director Alina M. Semo will share information about OGIS’s annu…| The FOIA Ombuds
The next meeting of the 2024-2026 term of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee is on Thursday, June 12, 2025, from 10 a.m. to Noon ET. The Committee will hear updates from its three subcommittees: Statutory Reform, Volume and Frequency, and Implementation. All meeting materials will be posted on the FOIA Advisory Committee website. This virtual … Continue reading FOIA Advisory Committee Meets June 12| The FOIA Ombuds
The Office of Government Information Services 2025 Report for Fiscal Year 2024 is now available on our website. Highlights include: OGIS provided timely mediation and assistance, handlin…| The FOIA Ombuds
The Office of Information Policy (OIP) at the Department of Justice recently improved the FOIA.gov Search Tool. Launched in October 2023, the upgrades are expected to improve the results and source…| The FOIA Ombuds
Announcing new and higher Navy pay. National Archives Identifier 513511 The Chief FOIA Officers (CFO) Council Committee on Cross-Agency Collaboration and Innovation (COCACI) recently published a wh…| The FOIA Ombuds
Today we present an interview with Margaret Kwoka, professor at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law and a member of the 2024-2026 FOIA Advisory Committee. This is part of a series of po…| The FOIA Ombuds
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) will host a substantive forum, “Transparency and Access to NARA Records,” on Wednesday, March 19, at 1 p.m. ET. This program will headline Sunshine Week, an annual nonpartisan nationwide collaboration bringing together those in media, civics, and government. The forum will be livestreamed on the National Archives YouTube … Continue reading National Archives to Host Annual Forum on Transparency and Access to Government Records| The FOIA Ombuds
Former President Harry S. Truman (second from the right) is shown in a four-way handshake with Clyde T. Ellis (left) and two unidentified men, members of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Ass…| The FOIA Ombuds
Today we present an interview with Ryan Mulvey, Policy Counsel for Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF) and a member of the 2024-2026 FOIA Advisory Committee. This is part of a series of…| The FOIA Ombuds
