Targeted FOIA Compliance Assessments

Administrative Closures through the Use of "Still Interested" Letters Reports

• Part 3, Recommendations to Improve Transparency of the Use of Still Interested Letters
• Part 2, Review of FOIA Programs' Fiscal Year 2014 Use of Still Interested Letters
• Part 1, Historical Trends: Relatively Few Requests Closed, Better Reporting Needed

Correspondence

• OGIS Letter to Cause of Action regarding DHS/FEMA use of "still interested" letters - April 29, 2016
• OGIS Update Regarding Review of Still Interested Letters - December 10, 2015 
• OGIS Letter to Cause of Action regarding DHS/FEMA use of "still interested" letters - September 15, 2015 
• OGIS Letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) regarding use of "still interested" letters - September 15, 2015 
• OGIS Letter to the Electronic Privacy Information Center announcing review - August 27, 2015

Agency FOIA Websites

• OGIS Issue Assessment: Follow-up on Agency Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Website Communications on COVID-19 - January 27, 2021
• OGIS Issue Assessment: Agency Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Website Communications on COVID-19 - June 15, 2020

Estimated Dates of Completion

• OGIS Issue Assessment: Agency Compliance with the Estimated Date of Completion Requirement of the Freedom of Information Act - March 31, 2020

FOIA Performance Measures

• OGIS Issue Assessment: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Performance Measures for Non-FOIA Professionals - September 29, 2020

Proactive Disclosures and Agency FOIA Websites

• OGIS Issue Assessment: Methods Agencies Use to Prepare Documents for Posting on Agency Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Websites - December 16, 2020

Required Notification of Dispute Resolution Services

• OGIS Issue Assessment: Agencies Providing Required Notices of Dispute Resolution Services; Changes in Correspondence Can Improve Requester Understanding - July 18, 2018