Chief FOIA Officers Council

The FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 established the Chief FOIA Officers (CFO) Council, which is tasked with:

Developing recommendations for increasing FOIA compliance and efficiency;
Disseminating information about agency experiences, ideas, best practices, and innovative approaches related to FOIA;
Identifying, developing, and coordinating initiatives to increase transparency and FOIA compliance; and
Promoting the development and use of common performance measures for agency compliance with the FOIA.

The CFO Council is co-chaired by the Directors of OIP and the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) and is composed of all agency CFOs and the Deputy Director for Management from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

The materials associated with the Council’s work, including minutes of the meetings, will be made publicly available on this page. Council meetings are open to the public. Notice of all meetings will be provided in the Federal Register at least ten business days in advance, and details will also be posted on OIP’s website.

CFO Council Inagural Meeting