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Record Nr.

UNINA9910696561003321

Titolo

Freedom of Information Act [[electronic resource] ] : agencies are making progress in reducing backlog, but additional guidance is needed : report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives, Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, House of Representatives

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Washington, D.C.] : , : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, , [2008]

Descrizione fisica

iii, 87 pages : digital, PDF file

Soggetti

Freedom of information - Government policy - United States

Administrative agencies - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on Apr. 15, 2008).

"March 2008."

Paper version available from: U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, 441 G St., NW, Rm. LM, Washington, D.C. 20548.

"GAO-08-344."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

For this study, GAO was asked, among other things, to determine trends in FOIA processing and agencies' progress in addressing backlogs of overdue FOIA requests since implementing their improvement plans. To do so, GAO analyzed 21 agencies' annual reports and additional statistics.