Category: FOIA
PRESS RELEASE: Media coalition celebrates President Obama signing of FOIA reforms into law as FOIA turns 50 on July 4
PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 30, 2016 [Link to PDF version] Media coalition celebrates President Obama signing of FOIA reforms into law as FOIA turns 50 on July 4 President Barack Obama’s signature on the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 marks a high point in the half century history of the federal Freedom of Information Act. “We are pleased to mark the 50th anniversary of the signing of the original Freedom of Information Act with a stronger FOIA,” said Rick Blum, director of the Sunshine in Government Initiative, a coalition of media associations that has strongly supported efforts [More]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Media Coalition Applauds House Approval of FOIA Reforms
PRESS RELEASE Media coalition applauds House approval of FOIA reforms: House unanimous vote sends FOIA reforms to President’s desk ahead of FOIA’s 50th anniversary on July 4 The media associations in the Sunshine in Government Initiative applaud today’s House vote to approve the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 (S. 337). After years of work on this bipartisan, bicameral set of reforms to the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), members [More]
MEDIA ADVISORY: House to vote today on FOIA reforms
FOIA Improvement Bill Scheduled for House Vote Today House vote today could send FOIA reforms to president’s desk before FOIA’s 50th anniversary on July 4 [Media Advisory [pdf]] The U.S. House is scheduled to vote today on S. 337 (pdf), the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016. If approved, bipartisan reforms to the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) would go to the President’s desk for signature just days before transparency advocates celebrate the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson’s signing of the original FOIA into law on July 4, 1966. The FOIA reforms the House will vote on are a high-water [More]
Adele on Line 2
The good people at the Center for Investigative Reporting announced their new radio show Reveal in a big way: with their take on Adele’s Hello. It’s a few months old, but it’s so good we had to share. We hope a tribute to Prince is in the works. (“Can you respond to my request from 1999?”) And check out their great FOIA tips.
H.R. 4909 NDAA for FY2017
H.R. 4909 (2017 defense spending) The 2017 defense authorization spending bill includes a provision exempting military “tactics, techniques and procedures” from disclosure.
Transparency in National Security Act of 2016 (H.R. 4922)
H.R. 4922 Applies the requirements of the federal FOIA to the National Security Council.
SGI STATEMENT: Senate approves FOIA reform (S. 337)
Media coalition applauds Senate approval of FOIA reforms, calls on House and Senate to work out differences [PDF version] The media coalition The Sunshine in Government Initiative (SGI) today applauds the approval by unanimous consent of the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016.