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FOIA & Federal Contractors: How to Protect Sensitive Information

Federal contractors often face unique challenges when their work intersects with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). While FOIA primarily governs federal agencies, contractors c...

The Foilies: Recognizing the worst failures of government transparency 

VLSI Tells Fed. Circ. To Allow Whistleblower Report After FOIA

VLSI Technology LLC urged the Federal Circuit Tuesday to unseal at least part of an anonymous whistleblower report that allegedly shows a connection between Intel Corp. and Patent...

Freedom of Information – Exemption 5 protects draft PTAB written decision

The 4th Circuit affirms withholding of draft PTAB written decisions under FOIA exemption 5 as predecisional and deliberative in EDVA. The post Freedom of Information – Exemption 5...

Administrative – Internal Communications Among Patent Judges – Withheld Materials

The Fourth Circuit affirmed that draft PTAB decisions and internal communications among patent judges are exempt from disclosure under FOIA’s deliberative-process exemption. The po...

US Justice Department inspector announces audit of Epstein files

The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) for the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday that it will audit the DOJ’s compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act...

DOJ Civil Division Launches ‘FOCUS’ Initiative to Enhance Partnerships with 'Data-Miner' Whistleblowers

On April 30, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Division announced the “FOCUS” Initiative, an anti-fraud program designed to deepen the Department’s working relations...

Right to Know – A New Campaign From Guido Fawkes

Your responses are flying in for Right to Know. Right to Know is a new campaign to stop Labour’s clampdown on Freedom of Information requests. Labour is considering lowering the co...

Journalist files lawsuit against Imperial County over records request

IMPERIAL COUNTY, Calif. (KYMA) - The First Amendment Coalition has filed a lawsuit on behalf of freelance investigative reporter Joey Scott, seeking the release of records related...

The FOIA, the Weather, and Meetings

Bitter cold snaps and snowstorms (along with non-winter related weather events) may not just be annoying, they can also impact compliance with Connecticut’s Freedom of Information...

DOJ Fraud Qui Tam Enforcement is Coming into FOCUS

Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the Fraud Oversight through Careful Use of Statistics (FOCUS) Initiative on April 30, 2026, a new effort designed to increase False Claims Act...

Your Right to Know: How to jump-start your records requests

US Department of Justice Announces New Initiative for Data Miners Filing False Claims Act Lawsuits

On 30 April 2026, DOJ announced a new anti-fraud initiative: the Fraud Oversight through Careful Use of Statistics (FOCUS) initiative. The FOCUS initiative is intended to strengthe...

DoD Proposes Implementing Rule for FOCI Review Expansion for Unclassified Contracts

Go-To Guide The U.S. Department of Defense/War (DoD)’s proposed rule on Mitigating Risks Related to Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence would implement disclosure and bene...

Casepoint improves FOIA with next-generation AI-powered solution

New AI-powered assistants and expanded workflow capabilities strengthen Casepoint FOIA

Clearfield County father-son treasure hunters win FOIA lawsuit against FBI over gold hunt

A Clearfield County treasure-hunting team has won a FOIA lawsuit against the FBI. They 'want to find the truth" about believed Civil War-era gold.

Fourth Circuit Says USPTO Can Withhold Documents in Repaneled Centripetal Networks IPR Featuring Alleged APJ Bias

On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit issued a published opinion in Malone v. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office affirming the Eastern District of Virginia’s g...

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Secret ICE Memo Tells Local Police Not To Disclose Immigration Enforcement Info Without ICE's Permission

The agency's transparency policies may undermine federal and state laws designed to ensure the free flow of information necessary to hold government actors accountable.

DOJ watchdog to review department's compliance with Epstein files law

The Justice Department’s Office of Inspector General says it will audit the department’s compliance with a law mandating the public release of the Epstein files. The audit, initiat...

FLA loses bid to get disclosure of investigative report from Integrity Commission

The Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) has lost its court bid to get disclosure of an investigative report from the Integ...

ODNI Transparency Report Reveals Increased FISA Activity in 2025

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has released its 13th Annual Statistical Transparency Report detailing the intelligence community’s use of national security sur...

Unrelated Relators: DOJ Launches FOCUS Initiative as Data-Driven FCA Filings Surge

Traditionally, a Department of Justice (“DOJ” or the “Department”) False Claims Act (“FCA”) investigation starts with someone with inside knowledge within a company, perhaps a disg...

Is There FCA Risk in Your Public Data? DOJ Launches the “FOCUS” Initiative, Formalizing Engagement with Data Miner Relat...

The U.S. Department of Justice’s (the “Department”) Civil Division recently announced a new anti-fraud initiative dubbed the Fraud Oversight through Careful Use of Statistics (FOCU...