Freedom of Information Act Requests: Six Keys to Handling Them

Abstract

When I worked at an Air Force major command, I noticed that receiving a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request consistently caused program and contracting personnel to become distracted from their mission. Today, the risk of distraction has increased alarmingly. Money and effort have been diverted from accomplishing tasks. According to the Department of Defense (DoD) Chief FOIA Officers Reports for Fiscal Years 2013 and 2014, the DoD spent $166,542,828 ($166.5 million) to process 127,000 FOIA requests.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1027016

Entities

People

  • Michael A. Rodgers

Organizations

  • Defense Acquisition University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Attorneys
  • Commerce
  • Department Of Defense
  • Federal Law
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Law Enforcement
  • Litigation
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Acquisition
  • National Security
  • Procurement
  • Security
  • Trade Secrets

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.