Past Meetings
June 9, 2022
- Agenda
- Presentation Slides
- Minutes (certified)
- Transcript
- 2020-2022 Term FOIA Advisory Committee Final Report and Recommendations
- Revised Final Draft 6-8-2022 (Revised 6-8-2022)
- FOIA Advisory Committee Report and Recommendations Final Draft 6-2-2022
- Legislation Subcommittee Report for 2020-2022 Term
May 5, 2022
- Agenda
- Minutes (certified)
- Transcript
- Presentation Slides
- FOIA Tech Subcommittee Recommendations TS2 and TS3 04/06/2022
- Revised FOIA Tech Subcommittee Recommendation TS3 Part 2 05/02/2022
- Classification Subcommittee Recommendations Re: Classification Harmonization 05/03/2022
- First-Party FOIA Draft Recommendations 04/01/2022
- Public Records Requester Survey - A.Jay Wagner and David Cuillier January 11, 2022 (Updated) 05/04/2022
- Reimagining OGIS Draft Recommendations 05/04/2022
April 7, 2022
- Agenda
- Transcript
- Meeting Minutes (certified)
- FOIA Advisory Committee Presentation Slides
- FOIA Tech Subcommittee Recommendations TS2 and TS3 04/04/2022
- First-Party FOIA Draft Recommendations 04/01/22
- Reimagining OGIS Draft Recommendations 03/30/2022 Draft
- Recommendations Regarding Classification Harmonization Draft
March 10, 2022
- Agenda
- Meeting Minutes (certified)
- Transcript
- Presentation Slides
- Draft Classification Subcommittee Glomar Recommendations and White Paper (March 3, 2022)
- Draft Technology Subcommittee Recommendations (March 4, 2022)
- Public Records Requester Survey - A.Jay Wgner and David Cuillier
December 9, 2021
- Agenda
- Classification Subcommittee White Paper and Recommendations Regarding Glomar Responses - Draft (Dec 8, 2021)
- FOIA Advisory Committee Presentation Slides
- FOIA Advisory Committee September 9, 2021 Meeting Minutes (Certified)
- Public Comments Submitted to the FOIA Advisory Committee
- Report of the First-Person FOIA Working Group to the FOIA Advisory Committee - Final Discussion Draft (Dec 8. 2021)
- Transcript
September 9, 2021
- Agenda
- June 10, 2021 - Meeting Minutes (Certified)
- Presentation Slides
- Access and the Private Sector by Rick Peltz-Steele, Chancellor Professor, UMass Law
- FOIA Advisory Committee Presentation Slides
- Public Comments Submittted to the FOIA Advisory Committee
- Transcript
June 10, 2021
- Agenda
- FOIA Advisory Committee Presentation Slides
- Legislation Subcommittee Recommendation - Increasing Access to Information in the United States Congress (DRAFT of 5/27/2021)
- FOIA Advisory Committee Recommendation No. 2021-01 - Increasing Access to Information in the Legislative Branch- The Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) delivered this recommendation to Archivist of the United States after the Committee鈥檚 vote at its June 10, 2021, meeting.
- Meeting Minutes (Certified)
- Public Comments Submitted to the FOIA Advisory Committee
- Transcript
March 3, 2021
- Agenda
- Mission Statements of the FOIA Advisory Subcommittees
- FOIA Advisory Committee Presentation Slides
- Meeting Minutes (Certified)
- Public Comments Submitted to the FOIA Advisory Committee
- Transcript
- Welcome Remarks by Archivist of the United States, David S. Ferriero
December 10, 2020
- Agenda
- Handout - The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) & Classified Records at a Glance
- Meeting Minutes (Certified)
- Presentation Slides
- An Overview of the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO)by John Powers, Associate Director of Classification Management, ISOO, 威尼斯人娱乐场 and Records Administration (NARA)
- Briefing on FOIA & Classified Records National Declassification Center (NDC) High-Level Process Chartby William P. Fischer, Director, NDC, NARA
- FOIA Advisory Committee Presentation Slides
- Public Submitted to the FOIA Advisory Committee
- Transcript
- 鈥Welcome Remarks by Archivist of the United States, David S. Ferriero
Reference Materials
- (June 28, 2010)
- (July 9, 2012)
- Executive Order 13526, 鈥淐lassified National Security Information鈥 (December 29, 2009)
- FOIA Advisory Committee Recommendations Dashboard
- Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO)
- National Declassification Center (NDC)
- Public Interest Declassification Board, "A Vision for the Digital Age: Modernization of the U.S. National Security Classification and Declassification System" (May 2020)
- Office of the Inspector General of the Intelligence Community, , Report INS-2018-001 (September 28, 2018)
- U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Information Policy, (May 28, 2020)
September 10, 2020
- Agenda
- Handout - Introduction to the Committee By-Laws and Responsibilities
- Presentation Slides - Chief FOIA Officers Council, Technology Committee Update for the FOIA Advisory Committee
- Meeting Minutes (Certified)
- Reference Materials
- Final Report and Recommendations of the 2018-2020 Term of the FOIA Advisory Committee(Jul 9, 2020)
- Chief FOIA Officers (CFO) Council, Technology Committee Report: Best Practices and Recommendations(Feb 14, 2020)
- Final Report and Recommendations of the 2016-2018 Term of the FOIA Advisory Committee(Apr 17, 2018)
- Final Report and Recommendations of the 2014-2016 Term of the FOIA Advisory Committee(Apr 19, 2016)
- Spreadsheet - FOIA Advisory Committee Priorities(Excel File)
- Transcript
June 4, 2020
Materials Posted Before the Meeting
- Agenda
- Document - FOIA Advisory Committee, 2018-2020 Term, Final Report and Recommendations(Draft Revised May 19, 2020)
- Document - Final Report and Recommendations of the Records Management Subcommittee(May 28, 2020)
- Document - Final Report and Recommendations of the Vision Subcommittee(May 29, 2020)
- Document - Final Report and Recommendations of the Time/Volume Subcommittee(May 31, 2020)
- Presentation Slides - FOIA Advisory Committee Meeting, June 4, 2020
- Public Comments
- Julie (Jill) Winstead(May 28, 2020)
- Paul Maas Risenhoover(May 31, 2020)
- Linda Frye (June 2, 2020)
Materials Posted After the Meeting
- Document - FOIA Advisory Committee, 2018-2020 Term, Final Report and Recommendation *with appendices*(Draft Revised May 19, 2020)
- Meeting Minutes (Certified)
- Public Comment
- Alexander B. Howard(June 4, 2020)
- Transcript
May 1, 2020
Materials Posted Before the Meeting
- Agenda
- Handout - Vision Subcommittee Recommendations to the FOIA Advisory Committee(Draft Revised Apr 29, 2020)
- Handout - Time/Volume Recommendations to the FOIA Advisory Committee(Draft Revised Apr 29, 2020)
- Handout - FOIA Advisory Committee Final Report and Recommendations - Outline(Draft Revised Apr 30, 2020)
- Presentation Slides - FOIA Advisory Committee May 1, 2020 Meeting
Materials Posted After the Meeting
- Meeting Minutes (Certified)
- Recommendations- Passed by the FOIA Advisory Committee on March 5, 2020 and May 1, 2020
- Recommendations of the Vision Subcommittee- Passed by the FOIA Advisory Committee on May 1, 2020
- Recommendations of the Time/Volume Subcommittee- Passed by the FOIA Advisory Committee on May 1, 2020
- Transcript
March 5, 2020
Documents Posted Before the Meeting
- Agenda
- Handout - Time/Volume Subcommittee Recommendations to the FOIA Advisory Committee
- Handout - Records Management Subcommittee Report & Recommendations to the FOIA Advisory Committee
- Handout - Vision Subcommittee Recommendations to the FOIA Advisory Committee(Draft Revised Feb 28, 2020)
- Handout - Vision Subcommittee Recommendations to the FOIA Advisory Committee - Revised Recommendation C(Draft Revised Mar 5, 2020)
- Meeting Minutes (Certified)
- Presentation Slides - Assessing Freedom of Information Act Compliance through the 2018 Records Management Self-Assessmentby Kirsten B. Mitchell
- Reference Document - Assessing FOIA Compliance through the 2018 威尼斯人娱乐场 and Records Administration鈥檚 Records Management Self-Assessment(Feb 11, 2020)
- Transcript
Document Posted After the Meeting
- Records Management Subcommittee Recommendations- Passed by the FOIA Advisory Committee on March 5, 2020
December 6, 2019
- Agenda
- Handout - Time/Volume Subcommittee Proposed Recommendations to the 2018-2020 FOIA Advisory Committee
- Handout - Records Management Subcommittee Proposed Recommendations # 8 and 9 to the 2018-2020 FOIA Advisory Committee
- Handout - Vision Subcommittee Proposed Recommendations to the 2018-2020 FOIA Advisory Committee
- Handout - FOIA Officer Survey Results DRAFT - December 4, 2019
- Handout - FOIA Requester Survey Results DRAFT - December 4, 2019
- Presentation Slides - Past FOIA Advisory Committee Recommendations Updateby Martha W. Murphy
- Meeting Minutes (Certified)
- Transcript
September 5, 2019
- Agenda
- Handout - Outline of Proposed Records Management Subcommittee Report & Recommendations to the 2018-2020 FOIA Advisory Committee
- Presentation Slides - Reports by the Subcommittees and Past FOIA Advisory Committee Recommendations Updateby Martha W. Murphy, Office of Government Information Services
- Presentation Slides - Chief FOIA Officers Council Technology Subcommittee Reportby Eric Stein, U.S. Department of State, and Michael Sarich, Veterans Health Administration
- Meeting Minutes (Certified)
- Transcript
June 6, 2019
- Agenda
- Handouts
- Presentation Slides - First-Person FOIA by Margaret B. Kwoka
- Presentation Slides - Past FOIA Advisory Committee Recommendations Updateby Martha W. Murphy
- Meeting Minutes (Certified)
- Referenced Documents
- Kwoka, Margaret B.(2018). Yale Law Journal, Volume 127, No. 8, 2204-2585.
- Department of Justice, Office of Information Policy.
- Transcript
November 29, 2018
- Agenda
- Meeting Minutes (Certified)
- Transcript
- Presentation Slides
- Referenced Documents
September 6, 2018
- Agenda
- Meeting Minutes (Certified)
- Transcript
- Presentation Slides- Introduction to the FOIA Advisory Committee By-Laws and Responsibilities by Kirsten B. Mitchell, Designated Federal Officer
- Monday, September 9, 2024 - 10:00 a.m. ET (Meeting Materials and Information)
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- Thursday, June 11, 2026 - 10:00 a.m. ET
April 19, 2016
- General Information
- Meeting Minutes
- January 19, 2016 - Meeting Minutes - Draft v. 1 - circulated to Committee before April 19, 2016 meeting
- January 19, 2016 - Meeting Minutes - Draft v. 1 with Department of Justice Office of Information Policy proposed edits - circulated to Committee before April 19, 2016 meeting
- Guest speaker University of Denver Sturm College Of Law Assistant Professor presented on her academic study of the commercial use of FOIA at six Federal agencies, and proactive disclosures as a public benefit and potential saving measure for agencies
- Professor Margaret B. Kwoka's FOIA, Inc. Presentation Slides (Black and White) - April 19, 2016
- Kwoka, Margaret B., FOIA, Inc. (November 2, 2015). Duke Law Journal, Forthcoming; U Denver Legal Studies Research Paper No. 15-57. Available at SSRN:
- Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee White Paper - FOIA Program Review - April 2016
- Recommendation Memorandum - Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Fees (Draft) - March 10, 2016
- Fees Subcommittee's Recommendation on Updated Office of Management and Budget Fee Guidance (Draft) - March 10, 2016
- Fees Subcommittee's Proposed Recommendations for the FOIA Advisory Committee's Consideration Handout - April 19, 2016
- Final Report of the 2014-2016 FOIA Advisory Committee - April 19, 2016
- FOIA Advisory Committee's Signed Final Recommendation to the Archivist of the United States - April 19, 2016
- Transcript
January 19, 2016
- Agenda
- General Information
- Draft October 20, 2015 - Meeting Minutes Circulated to Committee before Meeting v. 3 - Clean (Previous drafts are available here)
- Fees Subcommittee Draft FOIA Fees Memorandum
- Oversight and Accountability Meeting Minutes - January 12, 2016
- Request for Public Comments on the Role of FOIA Public Liaisons - DRAFT - January 15, 2016
- Margaret B. Kwoka article cited by Committee Chair James Holzer in his remarks.
Kwoka, Margaret B., FOIA, Inc. (November 2, 2015). Duke Law Journal, Forthcoming; U Denver Legal Studies Research Paper No. 15-57. Available on the Social Science Research Network (SSRN): - Request for Public Comments on the Role of FOIA Public Liaisons - Posted February 2, 2016
- Meeting Video
- Transcript
October 20, 2015
- General Information
- Agenda
- Meeting Minutes - 7/21/2015
- Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee
- FOIA Public Liaisons Survey Results (Microsoft Excel 97-2003 Spreadsheet)
- Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee Meeting Minutes - 10/8/2015
- Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee FOIA Public Liaisons Survey Results White Paper - 10/2015
- Fees Subcommittee
- Fees Poll Survey Results (Microsoft Excel 97-2003 Spreadsheet)
- Fees Subcommittee Fees Poll Analysis Report - 10/20/2015
July 21, 2015
- General Information and Agenda
- Committee voted to adopt:
- Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee Status Report
- FOIA Public Liaisons Survey
- Fees Survey
- FOIA Fees Subcommittee Status Report
- Transcript
April 21, 2015
- Agenda
- General Information
- January 27, 2015 meeting minutes - draft circulated to Committee before meeting
- David Pritzker's revisions to January 27, 2015 meeting minutes draft
- Oversight and Accountability Meeting Minutes - March 6, 2015
- FOIA Fees Subcommittee Status Report
- Oversight and Accountability and Fees Subcommittees' FOIA Public Liaisons Poll
- Transcript
- - Part 1
- - Part 2
January 27, 2015
- Agenda
- Committee Bylaws approved during the meeting
- Proactive Disclosure Subcommittee Status Report
- FOIA Fees Subcommittee Status Report- Original
- FOIA Fees Subcommittee Status Report- Revised
- Memos prepared by Ms. Ginger McCall's interns on October 23, 2014, and cited in Ms. McCall's comments.
- Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee Meeting Minutes - December 10, 2014
- Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee Meeting with Department of Justice Office of Information Policy Minutes - January 13, 2015
- Transcript
- - Part 1
- - Part 2
October 21, 2014
- ; Correction
- Agenda
- General Information
- Proactive Disclosure Subcommittee Status Report
- Reinvent Albany, - July 23, 2014 study cited by Mr. David S. Reed during the Proactive Disclosure Subcommittee's Report
- FOIA Fees Subcommittee Status Report
- - Part 1
- - Part 2
- Transcript
June 24, 2014
- Agenda
- Full Agenda
- Binder Provided to Committee Members
-
Final Reducing FOIA Litigation Through Targeted ADR Strategies Report by Mark H. Grunewald - document entered into the record by David Pritzker during the Public Comment portion of the meeting.
- ACUS Recommendation 2014-1, Resolving FOIA Disputes Through Targeted ADR Strategies - ACUS reported cited by Mr. Pritzker is his comments.
- Meeting Minutes
- Transcript
- - Part 1
- - Part 2
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