U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) FOIA Audits and Reports

• Federal Bureau of Investigation's Handling and Responsiveness to Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Requests, Published: Apr 10, 1978. Publicly Released: Apr 10, 1978.

• Data on Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act Provided by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies, LCD-78-119, Published: Jun 16, 1978. Publicly Released: Jun 16, 1978.

• Government Field Offices Should Better Implement the Freedom of Information Act, LCD-78-120, Published: Jul 25, 1978. Publicly Released: Aug 7, 1978.

• Impact of the Freedom of Information and Privacy Acts on Law Enforcement Agencies, GGD-78-108, Published: Nov 15, 1978. Publicly Released: Nov 15, 1978.

• An Informed Public Assures That Federal Agencies Will Better Comply With Freedom of Information/Privacy Laws, LCD-80-8, Published: Oct 24, 1979. Publicly Released: Nov 8, 1979.

• Update on Previous GAO Findings, Observations, and Recommendations Concerning the Freedom of Information Act, LCD-80-103, Published: Aug 13, 1980. Publicly Released: Aug 22, 1980.

• National Endowment for the Arts and Humanities Compliance With Freedom of Information Act and Federal Advisory Committee Act, GGD-81-34, Published: Dec 31, 1980. Publicly Released: Jan 14, 1981.

• Guidance Needed If Better Freedom of Information Act Cost Reports Are Desired, GGD-83-71, Published: Jun 22, 1983. Publicly Released: Jul 22, 1983.

• Freedom of Information Act Operations at Six Department of Justice Units, GGD-83-64, Published: May 23, 1983. Publicly Released: Jun 1, 1983.

• Concerns Regarding NRC's Implementation of the Freedom of Information Act, RCED-85-101, Published: Apr 24, 1985. Publicly Released: May 21, 1985.

• Regulations on Historical Records of President Nixon, B-222963: Published: Jun 10, 1986. Publicly Released: Sep 8, 1986.

• Cost of Collecting and Processing Fees, GGD-87-58FS, Published: Apr 7, 1987. Publicly Released: May 11, 1987.

• Fee Waiver Practices at the FBI, GGD-87-73BR,Published: Jun 3, 1987. Publicly Released: Jul 7, 1987.

• Accuracy of the State Department's Automated Case Tracking System, GGD-87-95BR, Published: Jul 24, 1987. Publicly Released: Aug 25, 1987.

• Department of Justice's Response to Requests for Court Tax Decisions, GGD-90-29FS, Published: Dec 13, 1989. Publicly Released: Feb 12, 1990.

• Document Removal by Agency Heads Needs Independent Oversight, GGD-91-117, Published: Aug 30, 1991. Publicly Released: Sep 24, 1991.

• State Department Request Processing, GGD-89-23, Published: Jan 23, 1989. Publicly Released: Mar 8, 1989.

• Agency Reading Rooms, GGD-89-84BR, Published: May 31, 1989. Publicly Released: Jul 6, 1989.

• FDA's Program and Regulations Need Improvement, HRD-92-2, Published: Oct 11, 1991. Publicly Released: Nov 14, 1991.

• FDA's FOIA Fees, GGD-93-47R: Published: Jun 10, 1993. Publicly Released: Jun 10, 1993.

• Access to Data, Documents, and Personnel [at the FBI], GAO-01-888T, Published: Jun 20, 2001. Publicly Released: Jun 20, 2001.

• Progress in Implementing the 1996 Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments, GAO-01-378: Published: Mar 16, 2001. Publicly Released: Mar 16, 2001.

• Update on Implementation of the 1996 Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments, GAO-02-493, Published, Aug 30, 2002. Publicly Released: Aug 30, 2002.

• Update on Freedom of Information Act Implementation Status, GAO-04-257, Published: Feb 18, 2004. Publicly Released: Feb 23, 2004.

• Implementation of the Freedom of Information Act, GAO-05-648T: Published: May 11, 2005. Publicly Released: May 11, 2005.

• Freedom of Information Act Fee and Fee Waiver Processing at the Department of Energy, GAO-05-405, Published: May 27, 2005. Publicly Released: Jun 17, 2005.

• Preliminary Analysis of Processing Trends Shows Importance of Improvement Plans, GAO-06-1022T, Published: Jul 26, 2006. Publicly Released: Jul 26, 2006.

• Processing Trends Show Importance of Improvement Plans, GAO-07-491T, Published: Feb 14, 2007. Publicly Released: Feb 14, 2007.

• Processing Trends Show Importance of Improvement Plans, GAO-07-441, Published: Mar 30, 2007. Publicly Released: Mar 30, 2007.

• Agencies Are Making Progress in Reducing Backlog, but Additional Guidance Is Needed, GAO-08-344, Mar 14, 2008.

• DHS Has Taken Steps to Enhance Its Program, but Opportunities Exist to Improve Efficiency and Cost-Effectiveness, GAO-09-260, Mar 20, 2009. 

• Requirements and Implementation Continue to Evolve, GAO-10-537T, Mar 18, 2010.

• Additional Actions Can Strengthen Agency Efforts to Improve Management, GAO-12-828, Jul 31, 2012.
• Key Website Is Generally Reliable, but Action Is Needed to Ensure Completeness of Its Reports, GAO-12-754, Published: Jun 28, 2012. Publicly Released: Jun 28, 2012.
  
  

• Office of Government Information Services Has Begun Implementing Its Responsibilities, but Further Actions Are Needed, GAO-13-650, Sep 10, 2013.

• DHS Should Take Steps to Improve Cost Reporting and Eliminate Duplicate Processing, GAO-15-82, November 19, 2014.

Date Posted: Jan 28, 2015 | Date Updated: Oct 18, 2015 | Last Reviewed: Oct 18, 2015