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FOIA News: Get excited for a new and friendly government form

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New Year, New Public Comments Form

By Office of Gov’t Info. Serv., FOIA Ombudsman, Jan. 9, 2023

As we begin a new year and say “hello” to 2023, we have news to share: OGIS is excited to announce our new public comments form. This new tool allows the public to submit their comments to the FOIA Advisory Committee, the Chief FOIA Officers Council, and the OGIS Annual Meeting while streamlining our internal process to create efficiencies. 

We value hearing from stakeholders in the federal FOIA landscape and written public comments are an important way for us—and the Committee and Council—to better understand the experiences of FOIA requesters.  One of our strategic goals at the National Archives and Records Administration is “Connect with Customers,” and as the FOIA Ombudsman, we do that every day by listening  to the FOIA process.  

Read more here.