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OGIS website (yyyy/mm/dd)
Title or Description Category Document Type
2021/12/09 Public Comments Submitted by Lauren Harper and Claire Harvey to the FOIA Advisory Committee on December 12, 2021 - Comments for the 2020-2022 FOIA Advisory Committee’s Discussion of Glomar Denials FOIA Advisory Committee Public Comments
2021/12/08

Classification Subcommittee White Paper and Recommendations Regarding Glomar Responses - Draft (Dec 8, 2021)

FOIA Advisory Committee  Recommendations/Report (Draft)
2021/12/08

Report of the First-Person FOIA Working Group to the FOIA Advisory Committee - Final Discussion Draft (Dec 8. 2021)

FOIA Advisory Committee  Recommendations/Report (Draft)
2021/12/08

FOIA Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes - September 9, 2021 (Certified)

FOIA Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes
2021/12/08

Public Comments Submitted by Robert Hammond to the FOIA Advisory Committee on December 3, 2021 - Failure: FOIA Compliance  Oversight  & Funding Funding

FOIA Advisory Committee Public Comments
2021/12/07 Presentation Slides for December 9, 2021 FOIA Advisory Committee Meeeting FOIA Advisory Committee Presentation Slides
2021/12/07 Agenda for December 9, 2021 FOIA Advisory Committee Meeting FOIA Advisory Committee Agenda
2021/12/02 Public Comments Submitted by Robert Hammond to the FOIA Advisory Committee on December 1, 2021 - DOJ OIP Improper and Unlawful Standard Glomar Responses With Implicit (b)(1) & (b)(7) FOIA Advisory Committee Public Comments
2021/12/02 Public Comments Submitted by Robert Hammond to the FOIA Advisory Committee on November 21, 2021 - Subpoena Threat and Congressional Demand for OGIS to Release Records. OMB Kills Recommendations FOIA Advisory Committee Public Comments
2021/11/29

FOIA Advisory Committee meets Dec 9 and welcomes new member

FOIA Advisory Committee Blog Post
2021/11/26 Registration Link for December 9, 2021 FOIA Advisory Committee Meeting FOIA Advisory Committee Link
2021/11/26 YouTube Livestream Link for December 9, 2021 FOIA Advisory Committee Meeting FOIA Advisory Committee Link
2021/11/26 Federal Register Notice for December 9, 2021 FOIA Advisory Committee Meeting FOIA Advisory Committee Federal Register Notice
2021/11/23 Transcript for September 9, 2021 FOIA Advisory Committee Meeting FOIA Advisory Committee Transcript
2021/11/23 Transcript of November 17, 2021 Chief FOIA Officers Council Meeting Chief FOIA Officers Council Transcript
2021/11/23 Video Recording of November 17, 2021 Chief FOIA Officers Council Meeting Chief FOIA Officers Council Video
2021/11/17 Presentation Slides for November 17, 2021 Chief FOIA Officers Council Meeting Chief FOIA Officers Council Presentation Slides
2021/11/16 Public Comments Submitted by Robert Hammond to the Chief FOIA Officers Council on October 22, 2021 - OGIS Posting Policy for Public Comments Chief FOIA Officers Council Public Comments
2015/11/15 Public Comments Submitted by Robert Hammond to the Chief FOIA Officers Council on October 28, 2021 - Failure: FOIA Compliance Oversight & Funding Chief FOIA Officers Council Public Comments
2021/11/15 Public Comments Submitted by Robert Hammond to the Chief FOIA Officers Council on October 22, 2021 - Update 2021.10.22. 
OGIS Mediation and DOD’s change to CFR 32 CFR part 286.4 
Chief FOIA Officers Council Public Comments
2021/11/15 Public Comments Submitted by Robert Hammond to the Chief FOIA Officers Council on October 22, 2021 - Senator Grassley: DOJ OIP's Position Doesn't Pass the "Common-Sense Test" Chief FOIA Officers Council Public Comments
2021/11/15 Public Comments Submitted by Robert Hammond to the Chief FOIA Officers Council on October 22, 2021 - NARA, Please Fund OGIS!! (PART 1) Chief FOIA Officers Council Public Comments
2021/11/15 Agenda for November 17, 2021 Chief FOIA Officers Council Meeting Chief FOIA Officers Council Agenda
2015/11/15

Join us for November 18 FOIA Book Talk (Pub. Nov 15, 2021)

National Archives Events Blog Post
2021/11/12

FOIA Technology Showcase: Request for Information Published on SAM.gov! (Pub. Nov 12, 2021)

Chief FOIA Officers Council Blog Post
2021/11/12 Request for Information - FOIA Technology Showcase (Pub. Nov 8, 2021) Chief FOIA Officers Council Request for Information
2021/11/10

Register now for the Chief FOIA Officers Council Meeting! (Pub. Nov 10, 2021)

Chief FOIA Officers Council Blog Post
2021/11/09

Federal Register Notice for November 17, 2021 Chief FOIA Officers Council Meeting

Chief FOIA Officers Council Federal Register Notice
2021/10/28 Fiscal Year 2021, 4th Quarter (Jul 2021 – Sep 2021) Performance - OGIS Dispute Resolution Case Metrics OGIS Mediation Program Metrics
2021/10/25 Chief FOIA Officers Council Meeting Transcript - April 29, 2021 Chief FOIA Officers Council Transcript
2021/10/20

Call for Nominations: Vacant Government Seat on FOIA Advisory Committee

FOIA Advisory Committee Blog Post
2021/10/20

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Advisory Committee; Solicitation for Cmittee Member Nominations, 86 FR 58105, (October 20, 2021)

FOIA Advisory Committee Federal Register Notice
2021/10/20

Chief Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Officers Council Meeting Meeting Minutes – April 29, 2021

Chief FOIA Officers Council Meeting Minutes
2021/10/18

Chief FOIA Officers Council meets November 17

Chief FOIA Officers Council Blog Post
2021/10/18 November 17, 2021 Chief FOIA Officers Council Meeting - Registration Link Chief FOIA Officers Council Registration Link
2021/10/13 Public Comments Submitted by Robert Hammond to the FOIA Advisory Committee on October 12, 2021 - NARA, Please Fund OGIS!! (Part 1) FOIA Advisory Committee Public Comments
2021/10/12 Public Comments Submitted by Robert Hammond to the FOIA Advisory Committee on October 11, 2021 - Senator Grassley - DOJ OIP'S  Position Doesn't Pass the "Common Sense Test" FOIA Advisory Committee Public Comments
2021/10/08

Technology Committee Publishes Paper on FOIA Searches

Chief FOIA Officers Council Blog Post
2021/10/07 Public Comments Submittted by Robert Hammond to the FOIA Advisory Committee on October 4, 2021 - OGIS Posting Policy for Public Comment FOIA Advisory Committee Public Comments
2021/09/30 FOIA Searches: Key Challenges and Findings - Technology Committee of the Chief FOIA Officers Council (Sep 29, 2021) Chief FOIA Officers Council White Paper
2021/09/28 OGIS Publishes Results of FOIA Compliance Self-Assessment Survey (Pub. Sep 28, 2021) OGIS Assessment - Agency Self-Assessment Blog Post
2021/09/28 Assessing Freedom of Information Act Compliance through the 2020 National Archives and Records Administration’s Records Management Self-Assessment (Pub. Sep 28, 2021) OGIS Assessment - Agency Self-Assessment Assessment
2021/09/27 Got an Idea? Here’s How You Can Share It! (Pub. Sep 27, 2021) OGIS Website Blog Post
2021/09/22 Posting Policy for Public Comments OGIS Website Web Page
2021/09/15 Public Comments Submitted by Robert Hammond on September 9, 2021 - OGIS Funding and Case Accountability Logs FOIA Advisory Committee Public Comments
2021/09/14

Public Comments Originally Submitted by Robert Hammond on August 25, 2021 -  Violations of the ADA in FOIA Redactions, Simple Solution - Corrected Version Submitted on September 4, 2021.

FOIA Advisory Committee Public Comments
2021/09/10 Public Comments Submitted by Nicole M. Rementer on September 9, 2021 - Comment for September 9, 2021 FOIA Advisory Committee Meeting FOIA Advisory Committee Public Comments
2021/09/09 Public Comments Submitted by Richard F. Hanrahan on September 8, 2021 - Statistics for FOIA Estimated Date of Completion FOIA Advisory Committee Public Comments
2021/09/08 Public Comments Submitted by Robert Hammond on September 4, 2021 - Update. 20210902. OGIS Mediation and DOD's change to CFR 32 CFR part 286.4 FOIA Advisory Committee Public Comments
2021/09/08 September 9, 2021 Meeting Presentation Slides FOIA Advisory Committee Presentation Slides
2021/09/08 September 9, 2021 Meeting - Presentation Slides - Access and the Private Sector by Rick Peltz-Steele, Chancellor Professor, UMass Law FOIA Advisory Committee Presentation Slides
2021/09/08 FOIA Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes - June 10, 2021 (Certified) FOIA Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes
2021/08/31 Public Comments Submitted by Robert Hammond on August 28, 2021 - OGIS & DOJ Web Counters & FOIA Systems. May 12, 2021 FOIA Meeting Comments FOIA Advisory Committee Public Comments
2021/08/31 Public Comments Submitted by Robert Hammond on August 25, 2021 -  Violations of the ADA in FOIA Redactions, Simple Solution. FOIA Advisory Committee Public Comments
2021/08/31

FOIA Advisory Committee Meets on September 9 (Pub. Aug 30, 2021)

FOIA Advisory Committee Blog Post
2021/08/31 Federal Register Notice for September 9, 2021 Meeting FOIA Advisory Committee  Federal Register Notice
2021/08/30

OGIS Publishes Issue Assessment on First-party Requests

OGIS Issue Assessment Blog Post
2021/08/30

OGIS Issue Assessment: Commonly Requested Categories of First-party Records (Pub. Aug 30, 2021)

OGIS Issue Assessment Assessment
2021/08/25 Agenda for September 9, 2021 FOIA Advisory Committee Meeting FOIA Advisory Committee Agenda
2021/08/23 FOIA Advisory Committee Meeting Transcript - June 10, 2021 FOIA Advisory Committee Transcript
2021/08/18

2022-2026 Draft NARA Strategic Plan (Pub. Aug 16, 2021)

National Archives Blog Post
2021/08/03

New Paper Outlines Best Practices for Processing Video Records (Pub. Aug 3, 2021)

Best Practices Blog Post
2021/07/30 Best Practices for Video Redaction - Technology Committee of the Chief FOIA Officers (CFO) Council (July 29, 2021) Chief FOIA Officers Council Best Practices
2021/07/08 Fiscal Year 2021, 3rd Quarter (Apr 2021 – Jun 2021) Performance - OGIS Dispute Resolution Case Metrics OGIS Mediation Program Metrics
2021/07/06

OGIS: Spanning the Globe (Pub. June 30, 2021)

OGIS Blog Post
2021/06/29 FOIA Advisory Committee Recommendation No. 2021-01 - Increasing Access to Information in the Legislative Branch FOIA Advisory Committee Recommendation (Final)
2021/06/15 June 10, 2021 Meeting Video FOIA Advisory Committee Video
2021/06/09

Legislation Subcommittee Recommendation - Increasing Access to Information in the United States Congress (DRAFT of 5/27/2021)

FOIA Advisory Committee Recommendation (Draft)
2021/06/08 June 10, 2021 Meeting Presentation Slides FOIA Advisory Committee Presentation Slides
2021/06/07 Public Comments Submitted by Robert Hammond on June 4, 2021 - DOJ Office of Information Policy Complaince Inquiries FOIA Public Comments
2021/06/04 Public Comments Submitted by Robert Hammond on  May 30, 2021 - Moot Appellate Determinations FOIA Public Comments
2021/06/04

Recap: Recent OGIS/CDC Webinar on Enterprise Searching (Pub. May 27, 2021)

OGIS Event Blog Post
2021/06/04 Agenda for June 10, 2021 FOIA Advisory Committee Meeting FOIA Advisory Committee Agenda
2021/06/02

FOIA Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes - March 3, 2021 (Certified)

FOIA Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes
2021/05/21

Fiscal Year 2021, 2nd Quarter (Jan 2021 – Mar  2021) Performance - OGIS Dispute Resolution Case Metrics

OGIS Mediation Program Metrics
2021/05/20 FOIA Advisory Committee Meeting Transcript - March 3, 2021 FOIA Advisory Committee Transcript
2021/05/20

Getting to Know the FOIA Advisory Committee: Matthew Schwarz (Pub. May 20, 2021)

FOIA Advisory Committee Blog Post
2021/05/20

FOIA Advisory Committee Meets on June 10 (Pub. May 18, 2021)

FOIA Advisory Committee Blog Post
2021/05/14

Finding a Needle in a Haystack: Enterprise-wide FOIA Searches at CDC Transcript - May 6, 2021

OGIS Event Transcript
2021/05/14 OGIS Annual Meeting Transcript - May 12, 2021                                                             OGIS Event Transcript
2021/05/14 Public Comments Submitted by Robert Hammond on  May 12, 2021 - OGIS Annual Open Meeting 12, 2021. Chat Comments OGIS Event Public Comments
2021/05/14 Office of Government Information Services Annual Meeting, 86 Fed. Reg. 24415 (May 6, 2021) FOIA Advisory Committee Federal Register Notice
2021/05/13

CDC Forum: Finding a Needle in a Haystack: Enterprise-wide FOIA Searches

OGIS Event Video
2021/05/13 OGIS Report on Fiscal Year 2020 Now Available OGIS Blog Post
2021/05/13 National Archives Sunshine Week 2021 Program Transcript OGIS Event Transcript
2021/05/12 OGIS Annual Meeting Agenda - May 12, 2021 OGIS Event Agenda
2021/05/12 OGIS Annual Open Meeting Presentation Slides - May 12, 2021 OGIS Event Presentation Slides
2021/05/12 The Freedom of Information Act Ombudsman—2021 Report for Fiscal Year 2020 - HTML | PDF OGIS Annual Report
2021/05/06 Public Comments Submitted by Robert Hammond on  May 3, 2021 - Recommended System Change Requests to FOIAonline. Including Simple Solution for "Release to One, Release to All" FOIA Public Comments
2021/05/05 Presentation Slides for May 6, 2021 OGIS-CDC Webinar on Finding a Needle in a Haystack: Enterprise-wide FOIA Searches at CDC OGIS Event Presentation Slides
2021/05/05 Register now to virtually attend the OGIS Annual Open Meeting on May 12th and the FOIA Advisory Committee Meeting on June 10th! OGIS Event Registration Link
2021/05/05 Getting to Know the FOIA Advisory Committee: Allan Blutstein (Pub. May 5, 2021) FOIA Advisory Committee Blog Post
2021/05/05 Public Comments Submitted by Robert Hammond on  May 3, 2021 - OGIS Mediation and DOD’s change to CFR 32 CFR part 286.4 FOIA Public Comments
2021/05/05 Public Comments Submitted by Robert Hammond on May 3, 2021 - Status of 2018 - 2020 Recommendation #19 FOIA Public Comments
2021/05/05 Public Comments Submitted by Robert Hammond on May 3, 2021 - Violations of the ADA in FOIA Redactions FOIA Public Comments
2021/05/03 Join us on May 6 for a webinar on FOIA Searches at CDC! Registration Closes Soon (Pub. May 3, 2021) OGIS Event Blog Post
2021/04/29 Chief FOIA Officers Council Meeting Materials Chief FOIA Officers Council  
2021/04/22 Join us for the CFO Council Meeting on April 29 – Registration Closes Soon Chief FOIA Officers Council Blog Post
2021/04/12 Getting to Know the FOIA Advisory Committee: Linda Frye FOIA Advisory Committee Blog Post
2021/04/07 Register now to virtually attend the Chief FOIA Officers Council Meeting on Thu, April 29, 2021 at 9:30 a.m. (EDT)! FOIA Advisory Committee Registration Link
2021/04/05 Getting to Know the FOIA Advisory Committee: Jason Gart (Pub. May 4, 2021) FOIA Advisory Committee Blog Post
2021/03/31 Spring Cleaning: Take a fresh look at your FOIA program FOIA Blog Post
2021/03/29 Getting to Know the FOIA Advisory Committee: James Stocker (Pub. May 5, 2021) FOIA Advisory Committee Blog Post
2021/03/25 Public Comments Submitted by Robert Hammond to the FOIA Advisory Committee on Mar 24, 2021 - Violations of the ADA in FOIA Redactions FOIA Public Comments
2021/03/25 Public Comments Submitted to the FOIA Advisory Committee by J. Baron on Mar 15, 2021 - Comments for the 2020-2022 FOIA Advisory Committee FOIA Advisory Committee Public Comments
2021/03/22 National Archives Sunshine Week 2021 Program YouTube Video OGIS Event Video
2021/03/22 Getting to Know the FOIA Advisory Committee: Alexis Graves (Pub. March 22, 2021) FOIA Advisory Committee Blog Post
2021/03/01 Mission Statement of the Technology Subcommittee FOIA Advisory Committee Mission Statement
2021/03/08 Getting to Know the FOIA Advisory Committee: A. Jay Wagner FOIA Advisory Committee Blog Post
2021/03/08 March 3, 2021 Meeting Video FOIA Advisory Committee Video
2021/03/04 Survey Says! OGIS Publishes RMSA Report OGIS Assessment Blog Post
2021/03/04 Assessing Freedom of Information Act Compliance through the 2019 National Archives and Records Administration’s Records Management Self-Assessment (March 4, 2021) OGIS Assessment OGIS Assessment
2021/03/04 Public Comments Submitted to the FOIA Advisory Committee by Robert Hammond on March 3, 2021 - Status of 2018 - 2020 Recommendation #19 FOIA Advisory Committee Public Comments
2021/03/03 Public Comments Submitted to the FOIA Advisory Committee by Robert Hammond on February 25, 2021 - Agency FOIA Request Portals & FOIAonline.gov FOIA Advisory Committee Public Comments
2021/03/01 March 3, 2021 Meeting Presentation Slides FOIA Advisory Committee Presentation Slides
2021/03/01 Mission Statement of the Classification Subcommittee FOIA Advisory Committee Mission Statement
2021/03/01 Mission Statement of the Legislation Subcommittee FOIA Advisory Committee Mission Statement
2021/03/01 Mission Statement of the  Process Subcommittee FOIA Advisory Committee Mission Statement
2021/03/01 Mission Statement of the Technology Subcommittee FOIA Advisory Committee Mission Statement
2021/03/01 Getting to Know the FOIA Advisory Committee: Thomas Susman FOIA Advisory Committee Blog Post
2021/02/26 Public Comments Submitted to the FOIA Advisory Committee by Robert Hammond on Feb 25, 2021 - Agency FOIA Request Portals & FOIAonline.gov FOIA Advisory Committee Public Comments
2021/02/24 Sunshine Month: Save the Dates! OGIS Event Blog Post
2021/02/22 Getting to Know the FOIA Advisory Committee: Kristin Ellis FOIA Advisory Committee Blog Post
2021/02/18 Celebrate Sunshine Week 2021 with the National Archives! OGIS Event Web Page
2021/02/17 FOIA Advisory Committee Meets on March 3 FOIA Advisory Committee Blog Post
2021/02/16 Agenda for March 3, 2021 FOIA Advisory Committee Meeting FOIA Advisory Committee Agenda
2021/02/16 Federal Register Notice for March 3, 2021 Meeting FOIA Advisory Committee Federal Register Notice
2021/02/05 Transcript for December 10, 2021 Meeting FOIA Advisory Committee Transcript
2021/02/05 Technology Committee - 508 Compliance and Collaborative Tools Working Group Charter Chief FOIA Officers Council Charter
2021/02/05 Technology Committee - Artificial Intelligence Working Group Charter Chief FOIA Officers Council Charter
2021/02/05 Technology Committee - FOIA and Classified Information Working Group Charter Chief FOIA Officers Council Charter
2021/02/05 Technology Committee - FOIA Searches Working Group Charter Chief FOIA Officers Council Charter
2021/02/05 Technology Committee - FOIAonline Working Group Charter Chief FOIA Officers Council Charter
2021/02/05 Technology Committee - FOIAXpress Working Group Charter Chief FOIA Officers Council Charter
2021/02/05 Technology Committee - Video Review and Redactions Working Group Charter Chief FOIA Officers Council Charter
2021/02/05 OGIS Dispute Resolution Case Metrics - Fiscal Year 2021, 1st Quarter Performance   OGIS Dispute Resolution Blog Post
2021/02/04 Getting to Know the FOIA Advisory Committee: Alexandra Perloff-Gile FOIA Advisory Committee Blog Post
2021/01/28 OGIS Publishes COVID-19 FOIA Website Review Follow-up OGIS Assessment Blog Post
2021/01/27 OGIS Issue Assessment: Follow-up on Agency Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Website Communications on COVID-19 OGIS Assessment OGIS Assessment
2021/01/14 Getting to Know the FOIA Advisory Committee: Roger Andoh FOIA Advisory Committee Blog Post
2021/01/07 Getting to Know the FOIA Advisory Committee: David Cuillier FOIA Advisory Committee Blog Post
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