Office of Information Policy

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Meet the Director

Director, Office of Information Policy

Melanie Ann Pustay became the Director of the Office of Information Policy of the United States Department of Justice in 2007.

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The FOIA Post

Wednesday, July 22, 2015

Summary and Assessment of Agency 2015 Chief FOIA Officer Reports Now Available

OIP releases the 2015 Summary and Assessment of agency Chief FOIA Officer Reports with guidance for further improvement.

Friday, July 10, 2015

Proactive Disclosure Pilot Launches

DOJ Celebrates the 49^th Anniversary of the FOIA with the Launch of a New Pilot at Seven Agencies to Post FOIA Releases Online.

Tuesday, July 7, 2015

DHS Launches eFOIA App

The Privacy Office at the Department of Homeland Security launches FOIA mobile app.

Thursday, July 2, 2015

OIP Releases New Guidance for Agency Still-Interested Inquiries

Embracing President Obama’s and Attorney General Holder’s emphasis on the importance of agencies working with FOIA requesters “in a spirit of cooperation,” OIP releases new guidance designed to improve agencies’ use of “still-interested” letters.

Friday, May 1, 2015

Summary of Fiscal Year 2014 Annual FOIA Reports Now Available

OIP's Summary of Fiscal Year 2014 Annual FOIA Reports looks at government-wide data for many key statistics in FOIA administration.