Given the wide range of FOIA activities and reporting requirements that take place every fiscal year, this calendar is provided to highlight events of interest and to track key deadlines for federal agencies. Here you will find deadlines for the preparation and submission of agency Annual FOIA Reports and Chief FOIA Officer Reports, as well as important dates relating to FOIA training, workshops, and conferences, and events involving FOIA transparency topics. This calendar is presented both chronologically, by month, and topically.
For previous events and dates from OIP, please visit our past events page.
January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
| Sept. 30, 2011 | End of Fiscal Year 2011 |
| Oct. 1, 2011 | Start of Fiscal Year 2012 |
| Oct. 13, 2011 | OIP hosts Annual FOIA Report and Chief FOIA Officer Report refresher training for agencies. Chief FOIA Officers and Agency Principal FOIA Contacts and any other Agency Personnel who prepare the Annual FOIA Report or Chief FOIA Officer Report, including appropriate IT staff are encouraged to attend the training (Washington, DC) |
| Dec. 5, 2011 | Agency Fiscal Year 2011 Annual FOIA Reports in both Word or PDF and in XML format due to OIP for review |
| Feb. 1, 2012 | Agencies, on a rolling basis, should begin posting their Fiscal Year 2011 Annual FOIA Reports online in both Word or PDF, and XML formats. |
| Oct. 13, 2011 | OIP hosts Annual FOIA Report and Chief FOIA Officer Report refresher training for agencies. Chief FOIA Officers and Agency Principal FOIA Contacts and any other Agency Personnel who prepare the Annual FOIA Report or Chief FOIA Officer Report, including appropriate IT staff are encouraged to attend the training (Washington, DC) |
| Feb. 1, 2012 | Draft Chief FOIA Officer Reports due to OIP for review |
| By Sunshine Week, Mar. 2012 | Agencies post their 2012 Chief FOIA Officer Reports online |
| Jan. 24, 2012 | OIP, in conjunction with OGIS, hosts FOIA Requester Roundtable on the topic of Records on Third Parties (Washington, DC) (Open to the Public) |
| Jan. 26, 2012 | OIP hosts a meeting of the FOIA Technology Working Group to discuss the use of information technology tools to improve administration of the FOIA. |
| Feb. 28-29, 2012 | Training: The Freedom of Information Act for Attorneys and Access Professionals (Washington, DC) |
| Mar. 12, 2012 | OIP hosts a DOJ event commemorating Sunshine Week, which is also the Third Anniversary of Attorney General Holder’s FOIA Guidelines (Washington, DC) |
| Mar. 14, 2012 | Training: Introduction to the Freedom of Information Act (Washington, DC) |
| Apr. 11, 2012 | Training: Advanced Freedom of Information Act Seminar (Washington, DC) |
| Apr. 25, 2012 | OIP, in conjunction with OGIS, hosts FOIA Requester Roundtable (Washington, DC) (Open to the Public) |
| May 8-9, 2012 | Training: The Freedom of Information Act for Attorneys and Access Professionals (Washington, DC) |
| June 6, 2012 | Training: Freedom of Information Act Administrative Forum (Washington, DC) |
| July 17-18, 2012 | Training: The Freedom of Information Act for Attorneys and Access Professionals (Washington, DC) |
| July 25, 2012 | OIP, in conjunction with OGIS, hosts FOIA Requester Roundtable (Washington, DC) (Open to the Public) |
| Oct. 24, 2012 | OIP, in conjunction with OGIS, hosts FOIA Requester Roundtable (Washington, DC) (Open to the Public) |
| Jan. 10, 2012 | OIP participates in the first joint meeting between the National Archives and Records Administration and the Department of Justice to discuss the responsibilities and expectations related to the Presidential Memorandum "Managing Government Records" and also updates and current activities associated with the memorandum (Washington, DC) |
| Jan. 11, 2012 | OIP Director Melanie Ann Pustay meets with the Center for American Progress to discuss OIP's FOIA Technology Working Group (Washington, DC) |
| Jan. 24, 2012 | OIP Director Melanie Ann Pustay meets with a multi-nation of members of parliament, other government officials, jurists, non-government officials and journalists from Europe to discuss how American public institutions respond to the goal of operating in a transparent and accountable manner (Washington, DC) |
| Jan. 25, 2012 | OIP Director Melanie Ann Pustay and Chief of Staff Carmen L. Mallon meet with federal government executives who are participating in the Excellence in Government Fellows Program, hosted by the Partnership for Public Service, to discuss business acumen and to learn from OIP how we have managed our mission and numerous goals during this time of fiscal challenges (Washington, DC) |
| Jan. 25, 2012 | OIP Director Melanie Ann Pustay serves as a guest speaker for the Brookings Executive Leadership Program: Women's Leadership Strategies for Success, and speaks on the topic of Authentic Leadership (Washington, DC) |
| Feb. 14, 2012 | OIP subject matter experts meet with officials of the Department of Homeland Security to provide lectures on Fees and Fee Waivers (Washington, DC) |
| Feb. 22, 2012 | OIP Director Melanie Ann Pustay meets with officials of the Department of Homeland Security to provide a special briefing on OIP’s newly issued guidance on the handling of Document Referrals, Consultations, and Coordination (Washington, DC) |
| Feb. 29, 2012 | OIP Director Melanie Ann Pustay meets with a delegation of government officials and journalists from Zambia to discuss the Freedom of Information Act in the United States (Washington, DC) |
| Mar. 13, 2012 | OIP Director Melanie Ann Pustay testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee at a hearing titled “The Freedom of Information Act: Safeguarding Critical Infrastructure Information and the Public’s Right to Know” (Washington, DC) (Testimony | Webcast) |
| Mar. 14, 2012 | OIP Director Melanie Ann Pustay and JMD's Office of the Chief Information Officer meet with the General Accounting Office to discuss questions about the development and maintenance of the website, OIP's most recent IT Working Group meeting, and the Department's FOIA processing and policy guidance (Washington, DC) |
| Mar. 20-23, 2012 | OIP Chief of Staff Carmen L. Mallon and an OIP subject matter expert participate in the annual FOIA training of the American Society of Access Professionals (ASAP), and provide lectures on several topical discussions at the conference (New Orleans) |
| Mar. 21, 2012 | OIP Director Melanie Ann Pustay testifies before the House Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform on government transparency. The topic of this hearing involves the use of technology to increase transparency and to better implement the FOIA (Washington, DC) |
| Mar. 21, 2012 | OIP Director Melanie Ann Pustay serves as a guest speaker for the Brookings Executive Leadership Program: Women's Leadership Strategies for Success, and speaks on the topic of Communicating Across the Gender Divide (Washington, DC) |
| July 18, 2012 | OIP Director Melanie Ann Pustay serves as a guest speaker for the Brookings Executive Leadership Program: Women's Leadership Strategies for Success, and speaks on the topic of Strategies for Success (Washington, DC) |
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