FOIA requests rose 25% compared to FY 2023. Image: Stokkete/Shutterstock.com
By: FEDweek StaffFreedom of Information Act requests to federal agencies “reached another record high in FY 2024, surpassing 1.5 million requests received and reflecting a 25% increase compared to FY 2023,” the Justice Department has said.
“In the face of this demand, agencies processed a record high of 1,499,265 requests, a 34% increase in the number processed compared to FY 2023,” it said, based on reporting by individual agencies to its Office for Information Policy. The OIP will compile those reports and also will examine upcoming reports from agency chief FOIA officers to assess agency performance, it said.
Agency-by-agency data have been posted on foia.gov.
Separately, a working group of the FOIA council has posted recommendations for standardizing the government information specialist position government-wide and promote that as a career field, along with considering implementing a certification program for the position.
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