Public Comments Submitted by Robert Hammond on May 3, 2021 - Status of 2018 - 2020 Recommendation #19
from: HAMMONDBOB@aol.com
to: ogisopenmeeting@nara.gov, Alina Semo, Kirsten Mitchell
date: May 3, 2021, 2:34 PM ET
subject: PUBLIC COMMENT, OGIS ANNUAL OPEN MEETING MAY 12, 2021. Subject: Status of 2018 - 2020 Recommendation #19
PUBLIC COMMENT, OGIS ANNUAL OPEN MEETING MAY 12, 2021
(Also submitted to FOIA ADVISORY COMMITTEE
& CHIEF FOIA OFFICERS COUNCIL)
Subject: Status of 2018 - 2020 Recommendation #19
- Please post this Public Comment, add it to the May 12, 2021 OGIS Annual Open Meeting Agenda and address it as a topic during the meeting the Public Comments Submitted by Robert Hammond on February 25, 2021 at 2:38 PR (ET) below.
- In posting this and all other Public Comments add the subject of the comments, in lieu of simply the Submitter Name and date & Time. This will allow for Public discovery of these topics and facilitate more interest in your meetings.
Public Comments Submitted by Robert Hammond on February 25, 2021 at 2:38 PM (ET)
From: Robert Hammond
To: FOIA Advisory Committee
Subject: March 3, 2021 Advisory Council Meeting. Status of 2018 - 2020 Recommendation #19.
Date: Thurs, February 25, 2021 at 2:38 PM (ET)
Status of 2018 - 2020 Recommendation #19.
Are you able to provide any updated status on Recommendation #19 wrt action taken or anticipated by Congress or OGIS expanded authority:
Recommendations
for Congress 19. We recommend that Congress engage in more regular and robust oversight of FOIA and the long-standing problems with its implementation; that Congress hold more hearings, establish a more regular and coordinated stream of communication and inquiries to agencies around FOIA issues; and that Congress strengthen the Office of Government Information Services with clearer authority and expanded resources.
Thank you.
With my respect,
Robert Hammond