TOLEDO, Ohio — The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) allows anyone to obtain records of federal agencies, even if they are not U.S. citizens. The requests to access these documents are commonly known ...

Cities across Hampton Roads processed thousands of public records requests in 2025 from residents, reporters and others who ...

Boasting wide, bipartisan support from Michiganders, transparency in government runs on the behind-the-scenes, often invisible, work of public servants working for local municipalities. The Freedom of ...

The latest reports from agency chief FOIA officers illustrate how the Trump administration's workforce cuts drove another increase in FOIA backlogs.

NetDocuments, the leading cloud-based document management system (DMS), provides a useful platform with several tools created to optimize document workflows. Some highlights include seamless internal ...

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requires federal agencies to provide the public with access to government records. The Department of Homeland Security continues to receive the largest number of ...

Richmond is piloting a new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) platform that officials say will help city employees fulfill requests faster and increase transparency.

The public health institute’s FOIA office had lost too many staff members to fulfill public record requests — falling victim ...

The story has been edited for clarity. Former University of Michigan spokesman Rick Fitzgerald clarified a quote on the university’s responsiveness to Freedom of Information Act requests. ANN ARBOR, ...