Chief FOIA Officers Council

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The Chief FOIA Officers Council is a U.S. federal body that coordinates and improves Freedom of Information Act administration across agencies by sharing best practices, promoting compliance, and enhancing transparency.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. federal council ⓘ
government body ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction U.S. federal government ⓘ
areaOfWork Freedom of Information Act policy ⓘ
government transparency ⓘ
open government ⓘ
public access to government records ⓘ
coChairedBy Director of the Office of Government Information Services at the National Archives and Records Administration ⓘ
Director of the Office of Information Policy at the U.S. Department of Justice ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
establishedBy FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 ⓘ
function advises agencies on FOIA policy issues ⓘ
coordinates FOIA administration across federal agencies ⓘ
encourages the use of technology to improve FOIA administration ⓘ
facilitates public engagement on FOIA issues ⓘ
identifies and addresses common FOIA challenges across agencies ⓘ
monitors implementation of FOIA-related initiatives ⓘ
promotes standardization of FOIA practices where appropriate ⓘ
serves as a forum for agency Chief FOIA Officers to exchange ideas ⓘ
shares best practices for FOIA processing ⓘ
supports training and professional development for FOIA staff ⓘ
hasMember Chief FOIA Officers of federal agencies ⓘ
representatives of other designated federal agencies ⓘ
representatives of the Department of Justice ⓘ
representatives of the Office of Management and Budget ⓘ
legalBasis 5 U.S.C. § 552 ⓘ
FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 ⓘ
Freedom of Information Act ⓘ
meetsFrequency at least twice a year ⓘ
parentAgency Office of Government Information Services ⓘ
U.S. Department of Justice Office of Information Policy ⓘ
produces guidance and best practice resources for agencies ⓘ
public meeting materials and summaries ⓘ
recommendations to improve FOIA administration ⓘ
purpose to encourage proactive disclosure of government information ⓘ
to enhance government transparency ⓘ
to identify, develop, and coordinate initiatives to increase FOIA compliance and efficiency ⓘ
to improve Freedom of Information Act administration across federal agencies ⓘ
to promote compliance with the Freedom of Information Act ⓘ
relatedTo Freedom of Information Act Advisory Committee ⓘ
National Archives and Records Administration ⓘ
Office of Government Information Services ⓘ
Office of Information Policy ⓘ
U.S. Department of Justice ⓘ
reportsTo the Attorney General of the United States ⓘ
the President of the United States ⓘ
website https://www.foia.gov/chief-foia-officers-council.html ⓘ
yearEstablished 2016 ⓘ

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FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 → creates → Chief FOIA Officers Council ⓘ
Chief FOIA Officers Council → hasMember → Chief FOIA Officers of federal agencies ⓘ
linked to: Chief FOIA Officers Council