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OIP launches a new tool for agencies to use on FOIA.gov to produce their Annual FOIA Reports and announces new reporting deadlines for the upcoming year.
OIP’s new guidance addresses the recent Supreme Court decision overturning over forty years of precedent defining the term “confidential” under Exemption 4.
Twenty years ago this week, the Supreme Court issued the groundbreaking decision in Olmstead v. L.C., holding that unjustified segregation of people with disabilities in institutions is a form of unlawful discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This decision led to the development of new opportunities for individuals with disabilities to live and work in their communities. To enforce the holding of Olmstead, the Department of Justice has addressed the unnecessary segregation of people with physical, mental health, or intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) in...
On Tuesday, dozens of individuals involved in the largest ever nationwide college admissions scam were arrested by federal agents in multiple states. The conspiracy involved cheating on college entrance exams and securing the admission of students to elite universities as purported athletic recruits through bribery and fraud. Those implicated ranged from CEOS, actresses, college exam administrators, and athletic coaches from Yale, Stanford, USC, Wake Forest and Georgetown.
Director Melanie Ann Pustay testified before theHouse Committee on Oversight and Reform on OIP’s efforts to encourage government-wide compliance with the Freedom of Information Act.