Freedom of Information Act : DHS has taken steps to enhance its program, but opportunities exist to improve efficiency and cost-effectiveness : report to congressional committees.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

United States. Government Accountability Office.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Freedom of Information Act.

United States.

United States. Department of Homeland Security--Rules and practice.

United States. Department of Homeland Security.

Freedom of information--Government policy--United States.

Freedom of information.

Government policy.

Transparency (Ethics) in government.

Evaluation.

Transparency (Ethics) in government--United States--Evaluation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (ii, 33 pages, digital, PDF file)

Other Title:

Freedom of Information Act : Department of Homeland Security has taken steps to enhance its program, but opportunities exist to improve efficiency and cost effectiveness

DHS has taken steps to enhance its program, but opportunities exist to improve efficiency and cost-effectiveness

DHS FOIA program

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] : U.S. Govt. Accountability Office, [2009]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requires federal agencies to generally provide the public with access to government information. In December 2005, the President issued Executive Order 13392, to improve agencies' FOIA processing. The order required each agency to review its operations and develop plans for improvement. Since its establishment, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has accounted for a major and increasing portion of pending FOIA requests governmentwide. While it has reported achieving a notable reduction since 2006, DHS still possesses the largest backlog of overdue requests in the government. GAO was asked to determine (1) what key steps DHS has taken to enhance its FOIA program, and (2) what opportunities exist to improve the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of FOIA operations across the department. GAO is recommending that key practices used by certain DHS components and other agencies be implemented more consistently across the department.

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Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection. Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

Includes bibliographical references.

Electronic reproduction. [Bethesda, Md.] : ProQuest, 2004. digital, PDF file. ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection. Mode of access: World Wide Web via ProQuest website.

Other Format:

Print version: United States. Government Accountability Office. Freedom of Information Act

Microfiche version: United States. Government Accountability Office. Freedom of Information Act. CIS 2009 J942-200

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