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‘Double Standard’: DC Court That Shielded John Kerry’s Staff Changed Its Tune When It Came To DOGE
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., ordered the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to disclose staff identities ...
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Playing with FOIA
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‘Most Transparent Administration in History’ Is Shredding Documents and Ignoring FOIA
She told workers to “Shred as many documents first, and reserve the burn bags for when the shredder becomes unavailable or ...
Judge rules DOGE likely subject to public records requests, says department operating in 'unusual secrecy'
The Department of Government Efficiency, led by Elon Musk, is likely subject to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), a ...
‘Remarkably swiftly’: Judge calls out ‘unusual secrecy’ of DOGE in order to hand over FOIA documents requested by watchdog group
A federal judge has ordered the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to hand over documents requested by a government ...
Federal Judge Says Musk’s DOGE Must Make Records Public—Questions ‘Unusual Secrecy’
The lawsuit against the Elon Musk-led agency was filed by a watchdog group after its request for disclosures under the ...
One Year of the Greatest FOIA Hits and Who Exactly is “Abraham Rose”?
Today, our weekly newsletter FOIA Files turns one. To celebrate, we've put together a Greatest Hits compilation that covers ...
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Proposed changes to the Freedom of Information Act: the good, the bad and the ugly
The good news is there have been far fewer of these bills than expected. The bad news is there are still some stinkers.
Judge orders DOGE to release records on an ‘expedited basis’
Judge Cooper has ordered DOGE and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to produce the documents requested by CREW “on an ...
Judge orders Trump's DOGE to provide documents about dismantling federal agencies, layoffs
A judge ordered President Donald Trump's DOGE to release documents about its recommendations to dismantle federal agencies and lay off federal workers ...