Freedom Of Information: US Government Secrecy As Bad As It Was Under Trump
When it comes to the Freedom of Information Act, government secrecy under Biden is just as bad or slightly worse than it was under Trump.
The United States government responded to nearly two out of three Freedom of Information (FOIA) requests in fiscal year 2023 by censoring, withholding, or claiming that they could not find any records.
That means—when it comes to FOIA and the public's right to know—government secrecy under President Joe Biden is just as bad or slightly worse than it was during the last fiscal year of Donald Trump’s presidency.
A fiscal year for the U.S. government begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. Since fiscal year 2008, the U.S. Justice Department’s Office of Information Policy has collected annual reports that show how agencies "comply" with FOIA.
For Sunshine Week (March 10-16), The Dissenter examined data from October 1, 2022, to September 30, 2023, which illustrates the persistent lack of openness in government.
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