TAG / FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT
RESULTS
HUMAN RIGHTS
FOIA Requests Hit Record High as Federal Staff Cuts Expected to Deepen Backlog
A record 1.5 million FOIA requests in 2024 collide with sweeping staff reductions, leaving public records in limbo.
VOLUNTEERISM
Scientology Volunteer Ministers Deliver Wildfire Relief to LA
Over 2,280 volunteers have aided more than 88,000 Angelenos by embodying their simple motto: “Something can be done about it.” Disaster relief is nothing new for them.
CORRUPTION
NIH and Senior Staffers Engaged in Long-Term Effort to Evade FOIA, New Documents Show
Ironically, a congressional subpoena turned up evidence of a conspiracy between senior staffers to evade freedom of information requirements in order to deny the public access to critical information about the workings of government.
