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RECORDS PROVIDED BY FEDERAL
AGENCIES TO THE HONORABLE DARRELL ISSA (R-CA),
CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSE
OVERSIGHT AND GOVERNMENT REFORM COMMITTEE:
On January 27, 2011, the
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, of the United States
House of Representatives, under the direction of Chairman Darrell
Issa, sought information from most federal agencies concerning their
administration of the Freedom of Information Act.
The Committee asked
agencies for the following information:
1) A copy of the agency
FOIA logs for the five years preceding the date of the letter, in
Microsoft Excel or a similar format. The logs should include the
name of the requester, the date of the request, a brief description
of the documents or records sought, any tracking number assigned,
the date the request was closed, whether any records were provided
in response to the request, and any additional number or code
assigned to the request for internal agency use.
2) Identification of any
requests that were pending more than 45 days.
3) For those open
requests pending more than 45 days, a copy of communications between
the agency and requester.
4) Identification of any
federal judicial action within five years where the agency was
ordered by the court to pay attorney’s fees or litigation costs.
5) For any such judicial
action, a copy of the court order requiring the agency to pay
attorney’s fees or litigation costs.
Most agencies responded
quickly to the Committee. Some took longer, as the data was not in
the proper format or readily available. Some agencies are still
developing their responses.
Chairman Issa's interest
in the FOIA process proved informative. The material submitted
by agencies in response to the Committee request presents a unique
snapshot of FOIA.
Agency
Responses:
Access files through links below - all files are PDF format
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