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40 Years of FOIA, 20 Years of Delay: Oldest Pending Freedom of Information Requests Date Back to the 1980s

Jul 2, 2007

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Presents findings from the Knight Open Government Survey, which surveys government offices and agencies on the status of their public information requests, and finds that extensive backlogs persist.

40 Years of FOIA, 20 Years of Delay: Oldest Pending Freedom of Information Requests Date Back to the 1980s

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National Security Archive at George Washington University

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John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

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Survey

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English

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North America / United States

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Title: 40 Years of FOIA, 20 Years of Delay: Oldest Pending Freedom of Information Requests Date Back to the 1980s
Publication date 2007-07-02
Publication year 2007
Authors Catherine Nielsen
Copyright holder(s) National Security Archive at George Washington University
Geographical focus North America / United States
Keywords FOIA request , requests , backlog , pending , agencies
Document type Survey
Language English
URL: https://www.issuelab.org/resource/40-years-of-foia-20-years-of-delay-oldest-pending-freedom-of-information-requests-date-back-to-the-1980s.html
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