FOIA.Gov has added new stories to its FOIA Spotlight feature about the CIA declassifying and releasing documents from World War I; the FBI’s new electronic records center, The Vault and the National Transportation Safety Board releasing factual reports on the plane crash that killed former Senator Ted Stevens. These stories join the recently-spotlighted release by the U.S. Secret Service of audio files, transcripts, and interview reports pertaining to the 1981 assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan. As new stories will routinely be posted, continue to visit FOIA.Gov for information on the latest releases from the federal government.

OIP Director Melanie Ann Pustay testified in a Sunshine Week hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, “The Freedom of Information Act: Ensuring Transparency and Accountability in the Digital Age.” Read Director Pustay’s prepared statement to the Committee, or watch a webcast of the entire hearing.

Federal Agencies across the government are undertaking a wide variety of initiatives to implement the President’s Memorandum on the FOIA and the Attorney General’s FOIA Guidelines. OIP has compiled many of the successes that key agencies have had over the last year in their implementation of these important directives. The successes of the last year build upon concrete steps reported by agencies last year, and reveal an ongoing trend as agencies develop a new culture of transparency.