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FOIA News: DOJ releases assessment of Chief FOIA Officer reports

FOIA News (2015-2023)Allan BlutsteinComment

SUMMARY AND ASSESSMENT OF AGENCY 2021 CFO REPORTS ISSUED

DOJ/OIP, FOIA Post, Sept. 21, 2021

Today the Office of Information Policy (OIP) is pleased to release its summary and assessment of agencies’ 2021 Chief FOIA Officer (CFO) Reports.  As in prior years, OIP’s summary and assessment focuses on steps agencies have taken to improve FOIA administration in five key areas addressed in the Department's FOIA Guidelines:

  • Applying a Presumption of Openness,

  • Ensuring Agencies Have Effective Systems for Responding to Requests,

  • Increasing Proactive Disclosures,

  • Greater Utilization of Technology in FOIA Administration, and

  • Improving Timeliness and Reducing Backlogs.

This past March marked the twelfth year that agency CFOs submitted these reports to the Department of Justice.

Read more here.