There are a few fundamental steps to filing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request that we will go over here.
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was passed into law in 1966, and it allows anybody access to government information and papers. FOIA requires all federal agencies to comply, however there are nine exclusions to the types of information that may be revealed. Without getting too technical, all you really need to know is that you can not access papers that must be kept secret for national security reasons, as well as personnel files and/or personal and medical data of government workers. (a violation of their personal privacy). There are a few fundamentals to filing a FOIA request that we will go over here.
There are a few fundamental steps to filing a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request that we will go over here.
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) was passed into law in 1966, and it allows anybody access to government information and papers. FOIA requires all federal agencies to comply, however there are nine exclusions to the types of information that may be revealed. Without getting too technical, all you really need to know is that you can not access papers that must be kept secret for national security reasons, as well as personnel files and/or personal and medical data of government workers. (a violation of their personal privacy). There are a few fundamentals to filing a FOIA request that we will go over here.
