ID:

231

Date:

2007-07-18

Headline:

Freedom of Information delays take years

Reporter's name:

Richard Wolf

Delay/denial:

Yes

Lawsuit:

No

Fees:

No

Media outlet:

USA Today

City:

Washington, DC

Summary:

While legislation to reform FOIA stalls in the Senate, backlogs in answers to FOIA requests build, reports USA Today. Story looks at several unanswered requests, including some decades old.

Keywords:

Sen. Joseph McCarthy, Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Jon Kyl, FOIA reform, Sen. Patrick Leahy, National Security Archive at George Washington University, Rick Blum, Food and Drug Administration, Sunshine in Government Initiative

Agencies:

ALL
DOJ
FDA
GAO
STATE

States:

US

Categories:

FOIA