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2008

Summaries of New Decisions -- September 2008
      (posted 10/31/2008)

OIP Guidance: Segregating and Marking Documents for Release in Accordance with the Open Government Act
      (posted 10/23/2008)

Question and Answer: Annual FOIA Report (Expedited Processing and Fee Waiver Requests)
      (posted 10/07/2008)

Summaries of New Decisions -- August 2008
      (posted 09/17/2008)

Treatment of Agency Records Maintained For an Agency By a Government Contractor for Purposes of Records Management
      (posted 9/09/2008)

Summaries of New Decisions -- July 2008
      (posted 08/21/2008)

Summaries of New Decisions -- June 2008
      (posted 07/21/2008)

Summary of Annual FOIA Reports for FY 2007
      (posted 07/01/2008)

Guidance on Preparing Backlog Reduction Plans
      (posted 06/27/2008)

Guidance on Submitting Certification of Agency Compliance with FOIA's Reading Room Requirements
      (posted 06/27/2008)

Guidance on Submitting Updated Status Reports to the President's Management Council
      (posted 06/17/2008)

Summaries of New Decisions -- May 2008
      (posted 06/16/2008)

Attorney General's Report to the President on Executive Order 13,392, "Improving Agency Disclosure of Information"
      (posted 06/10/2008)

Department of Justice Issues New Annual FOIA Report Guidance
      (posted 05/22/2008)

2008 Guidelines for Agency Preparation of Annual FOIA Reports
      (posted 05/22/2008; supplemented 10/16/2008 (Section VIII))

Upcoming Conference Providing Guidance on the New Requirements for Agency Annual FOIA Reports
      (posted 05/19/2008)

Summaries of New Decisions -- April 2008
      (posted 05/12/2008)

Summaries of New Decisions -- March 2008
      (posted 4/07/2008)

Missouri District Court Issues Ruling on Attorney Fees Provision of OPEN Government Act
      (posted 3/27/2008)

Celebrating James Madison and the Freedom of Information Act
      (posted 3/13/2008)

Summaries of New Decisions -- February 2008
      (posted 3/06/2008)

Summaries of New Decisions -- January 2008
      (posted 2/25/2008)

Summaries of New Decisions -- December 2007
      (posted 1/24/2008)

Congress Passes Amendments to the FOIA
      (posted 1/09/2008)

Upcoming Conference Providing Guidance on Newly Enacted Amendments to the FOIA
      (posted 1/07/2008)

2007

Summaries of New Decisions -- November 2007
      (posted 12/21/2007)

Summaries of New Decisions -- October 2007
      (posted 11/27/2007)

Summaries of New Decisions -- September 2007
      (posted 11/16/2007)

Modified Templates to Use When Submitting Backlog Reduction Goals for Fiscal Years 2008, 2009, and 2010
      (posted 10/17/2007)

Supplemental Guidance for Preparation and Submission of Section XII of Agency Fiscal Year 2007 Annual FOIA Reports
      (posted 10/17/2007)

Summaries of New Decisions -- August 2007
      (posted 10/17/2007)

Summaries of New Decisions -- July 2007
      (posted 10/11/2007)

Change of Date for the Web Site Training
      (posted 10/3/2007)

Summaries of New Decisions -- June 2007
      (posted 9/27/2007)

Summaries of New Decisions -- May 2007
      (posted 9/21/2007)

Summary of Annual FOIA Reports for Fiscal Year 2006
      (posted 9/14/2007)

Summaries of New Decisions -- April 2007
      (posted 9/10/2007)

Change of Dates for Upcoming Conferences and Training Related to Executive Order 13,392
      (posted 9/7/2007)

Guidance on Submitting Backlog Reduction Goals for Fiscal Years 2008, 2009, and 2010
      (posted 9/7/2007)

New FOIA Post Feature -- Summaries of New Decisions in FOIA Cases
      (posted 9/4/2007)

Upcoming Conferences and Training Related to Implementation of Executive Order 13,392
      (posted 8/28/2007; supplemented 9/7/2007 and 10/1/2007)

FOIA Training Opportunities, Fiscal Year 2008
      (posted 8/10/2007)

Guidance on Submitting Updated Status Reports to the President's Management Council
      (posted 6/28/2007)

Attorney General's Report to the President on Executive Order 13,392 (June 1, 2007)
      (posted 6/8/07; supplemented 6/20/07)

New OIP Director Announced
      (posted 4/12/07)

March 2007 Freedom of Information Act Guide Now Available
      (posted 4/6/07)

House Subcommittee Hearing: "The State of the [Freedom of Information Act]: Assessing Agency Efforts to Meet FOIA Requirements"
      (posted 3/5/07)

2006

OIP Holds Silver Anniversary Celebration
      (posted 11/3/06)

"Rider" Letter to Be Used by Agencies for FOIA Guide
      (posted 10/3/06)

FOIA Training Opportunities, Fiscal Year 2007
      (posted 8/23/06; supplemental 3/16/07)

Agency FOIA Improvement Plans Posted
      (posted 6/20/06)

Executive Order 13,392 Implementation Guidance
      (posted 4/27/06)

New FOIA Guide & Privacy Act Overview to Be Published in November
      (posted 2/22/06; supplemented 5/31/06)

FOIA Counselor Q&A
      (posted 1/24/06)

FOIA Guide Seminar Scheduled for December 19
      (posted 1/20/06; supplemented 5/31/06)

Note: Outdated job postings have been deleted.

2005

OIP Co-Director Richard L. Huff Retires After 36-Year Career
      (posted 10/27/05)

Treatment of Unit Prices After McDonnell Douglas v. Air Force
      (posted 9/8/05)

OIP Establishes Annual Outstanding FOIA Officer Award
      (posted 8/31/05)

FOIA Training Opportunities, Fiscal Year 2006
      (posted 7/21/05; supplemented 9/20/05, 1/26/06, 4/28/06, and 5/31/06)

House Subcommittee Holds Basic FOIA Oversight Hearing
      (posted 5/31/05)

New FOIA Decisions, January-March 2005
      (posted 3/31/05)

FOIA Conferences Held by Growing Numbers of Agencies
      (posted 2/22/05)

New FOIA Decisions, October-December 2004
      (posted 1/10/05)

Note: Outdated job postings have been deleted.

2004

The Limits of Agency Translation Obligations Under the FOIA
      (posted 12/1/04)

Basic FOIA Training Manual Now Available On-Line
      (posted 11/26/04)

Full Court Review Sought in McDonnell Douglas Unit Price Case
      (posted 10/7/04)

New FOIA Decisions, July-September 2004
      (posted 10/4/04)

The Use of Contractors in FOIA Administration
      (posted 9/30/04)

World Now Celebrates "International Right-to-Know Day"
      (posted 9/28/04)

Justice Department FOIA Course to Be Held in Albuquerque
      (posted 9/20/04)

FOIA Training Opportunities, Fiscal Year 2005
      (posted 8/27/04; supplemented 9/20/04 and 3/3/05)

Summary of Annual FOIA Reports for Fiscal Year 2003
      (posted 7/29/04)

New FOIA Decisions, April-June 2004
      (posted 7/2/04)

Use of "Cut-Off" Dates for FOIA Searches
      (posted 5/6/04)

Supreme Court Rules for "Survivor Privacy" in Favish
      (posted 4/9/04)

New FOIA Decisions, January-March 2004
      (posted 4/2/04)

"Rider" Letter to Be Used by Agencies for Guide & Overview
      (posted 3/4/04)

Critical Infrastructure Information Regulations Issued by DHS
      (posted 2/27/04)

FOIA Guide Seminar Scheduled for June 17
      (posted 2/19/04)

Compiled FOIA Decisions (Pre-1989)
      (posted 1/28/04)

New FOIA Guide & Privacy Act Overview to Be Published in May
      (posted 1/23/04)

New FOIA Decisions, October-December 2003
      (posted 1/2/04)

Note: Outdated job postings have been deleted.

2003

Compilations of FOIA Decisions Now Cover Past Fifteen Years
      (posted 12/31/03)

Compiled FOIA Decisions (Received January-June 1989)
      (posted 12/31/03)

FOIA Counselor Q&A:   Annual FOIA Reports
      (posted 12/19/03)

Agencies Rely on Wide Range of Exemption 3 Statutes
      (posted 12/16/03)

Compiled FOIA Decisions (Received July-December 1989)
      (posted 12/5/03)

Compiled FOIA Decisions (Received January-June 1990)
      (posted 11/3/03)

Compiled FOIA Decisions (Received July-December 1990)
      (posted 10/16/03)

New FOIA Decisions, July-September 2003
      (posted 10/1/03)

Supreme Court to Hear FOIA and Privacy Act Cases Back-to-Back
      (posted 9/30/03)

Compiled FOIA Decisions (Received January-June 1991)
      (posted 9/30/03)

Summary of Annual FOIA Reports for Fiscal Year 2002
      (posted 9/3/03)

Compiled FOIA Decisions (Received July-December 1991)
      (posted 8/29/03)

Annual Report Guidance for DHS-Related Agencies
      (posted 8/8/03)

FOIA Counselor Q&A:   "Frequently Requested" Records
      (posted 7/25/03)

FOIA Training Opportunities, Fiscal Year 2004
      (posted 7/23/03; supplemented 10/30/03 and 3/29/04)

FOIA Officers Conference Held on Homeland Security
      (posted 7/3/03)

New FOIA Decisions, April-June 2003
      (posted 7/1/03)

Compiled FOIA Decisions (Received January-June 1992)
      (posted 7/1/03)

Compiled FOIA Decisions (Received July-December 1992)
      (posted 6/11/03)

Supreme Court Decides to Hear "Survivor Privacy" Case
      (posted 5/13/03; supplemented 10/10/03)

Compiled FOIA Decisions (Received January-June 1993)
      (posted 5/9/03)

Executive Order on National Security Classification Amended
      (posted 4/11/03)

New FOIA Decisions, January-March 2003
      (posted 4/2/03)

Compiled FOIA Decisions (Received July-December 1993)
      (posted 3/28/03)

Supreme Court Vacates and Remands in ATF Database Case
      (posted 3/25/03)

Electronic Compilation of E-FOIA Implementation Guidance
      (posted 2/28/03)

Compiled FOIA Decisions (Received January-June 1994)
      (posted 2/27/03)

Compiled FOIA Decisions (Received July-December 1994)
      (posted 2/5/03)

Homeland Security Law Contains New Exemption 3 Statute
      (posted 1/27/03)

Compiled FOIA Decisions (Received January-June 1995)
      (posted 1/16/03)

New FOIA Decisions, October-December 2002
      (posted 1/7/03)

Note: Outdated job postings have been deleted.

2002

FOIA Amended by Intelligence Authorization Act
      (posted 12/23/02)

FOIA Post Interview:  Chairman Stephen Horn
      (posted 12/19/02)

OIP Gives FOIA Implementation Advice to Other Nations
      (posted 12/12/02)

Compiled FOIA Decisions (Received July-December 1995)
      (posted 11/22/02)

Supreme Court to Decide Law Enforcement Database Case
      (posted 11/22/02)

Summary of Annual FOIA Reports for Fiscal Year 2001
      (posted 10/17/02)

New McDonnell Douglas Opinion Aids Unit Price Decisionmaking
      (posted 10/4/02)

New FOIA Decisions, July-September 2002
      (posted 10/1/02)

Follow-Up Report on E-FOIA Implementation Issued
      (posted 9/27/02)

FOIA Officers Conference Scheduled
      (posted 9/17/02)

FOIA Training Opportunities, Fiscal Year 2003
      (posted 9/10/02; supplemented 11/19/02 and 3/13/03)

Compilations of FOIA Decisions Now Reach Back Five Years
      (posted 8/30/02)

Compiled FOIA Decisions (Received January-June 1996)
      (posted 8/30/02)

NTIS:   An Available Means of Record Disclosure
      (posted 8/30/02; supplemented 9/23/02)

New FOIA Decisions, April-June 2002
      (posted 7/2/02)

Compiled FOIA Decisions (Received July-December 1996)
      (posted 6/28/02)

Treatment of Unit Prices Under Exemption 4
      (posted 5/29/02)

New FOIA Decisions, January-March 2002
      (posted 4/9/02)

Guidance on Homeland Security Information Issued
      (posted 3/21/02)

GAO to Update Its E-FOIA Implementation Study
      (posted 3/8/02)

FOIA Guide Seminar Scheduled for June 26
      (posted 3/1/02)

Compiled FOIA Decisions (Received January-June 1997)
      (posted 2/25/02)

"Rider" Letter Sent to Agencies for Upcoming Publications
      (posted 2/22/02)

Labor Department and DOT Hold FOIA Conferences
      (posted 2/22/02)

New "FOIA Guide" and Case List to Be Published in May
      (posted 1/31/02)

Summary of Annual FOIA Reports for Fiscal Year 2000
      (posted 1/31/02)

Compiled FOIA Decisions (Received July-December 1997)
      (posted 1/31/02)

New FOIA Decisions, October-December 2001
      (posted 1/4/02)

Note: Outdated job postings have been deleted.

2001

American Society of Access Professionals Officers Elected
      (posted 12/28/01)

Guest Article:   Looking Back on an Access Professional Career
      (posted 12/14/01)

Anthrax Mail Emergency Delays FOIA Correspondence
      (posted 11/30/01)

New FOIA Decisions, July-September 2001
      (posted 10/23/01)

New Attorney General FOIA Memorandum Issued
      (posted 10/15/01)

Compiled FOIA Decisions (Received January-June 1998)
      (posted 10/15/01)

Summary of Annual FOIA Reports for Fiscal Year 1999
      (posted 10/15/01)

Compiled FOIA Decisions (Received July-December 1998)
      (posted 9/28/01)

FOIA Training Opportunities, Fiscal Year 2002
      (posted 9/14/01; supplemented 3/7/02)

Compiled FOIA Decisions (Received January-June 1999)
      (posted 8/14/01)

Supplemental Guidance on Annual FOIA Reports
      (posted 8/13/01)

Compiled FOIA Decisions (Received July-December 1999)
      (posted 8/13/01)

Supreme Court Declines to Review Waiver Case
      (posted 8/7/01)

Compiled FOIA Decisions (Received January-June 2000)
      (posted 7/27/01)

New FOIA Decisions, April-June 2001
      (posted 7/3/01)

Compiled FOIA Decisions (Received July-December 2000)
      (posted 6/14/01)

Supreme Court Is Asked to Review Law Enforcement Case
      (posted 5/30/01)

New FOIA Decisions, January-March 2001
      (posted 4/5/01)

Supreme Court Rules in Exemption 5 Case
      (posted 4/4/01)

FOIA Training Opportunities
      (posted 4/3/01)

GAO E-FOIA Implementation Report Issued
      (posted 3/23/01)

Agencies Continue E-FOIA Implementation
      (posted 3/14/01)

Introducing FOIA Post
      (posted 3/14/01)



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