Watchdogs Give Multi-Agency FOIA Portal A Thumbs Up

A cross-agency Freedom of Information Act request portal that launched has been getting positive reviews so far from transparency groups. Sunshine in Government called the new system, which accepts, tracks and processes FOIA requests for the Environmental Protection Agency, the Commerce Department and the National Archives and Records Administration, “elegant and a big step forward.” OMB Watch said the site “could improve timeliness and reduce backlogs.”