Archive for 'Message from the Director'
Talking FOIA in a Land Down Under
Note: This year’s International Right to Know Day is September 28, 2012. OGIS Director Miriam Nisbet marks the day with the following post about a recent meeting with right-to-know advocates from around the globe. Last month, I had the opportunity to participate in several events Down Under, where the talk was all about access to [...]
Posted by Carrie McGuire on September 28, 2012, under About OGIS, Message from the Director, Open Government.
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Improving FOIA
The following post is from OGIS Director Miriam Nisbet: The Freedom of Information Act directs OGIS to recommend “policy changes to Congress and the President to improve the administration” of FOIA. Since late 2009 when OGIS opened as part of the National Archives and Records Administration, the Office has looked for and shared ways to [...]
Posted by Kirsten Mitchell on May 3, 2012, under About FOIA, About OGIS, definitions and concepts, Message from the Director, Ombudsman.
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Welcome from the Director
Hello and welcome to The FOIA Ombudsman: Information and Advice, the official blog of the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS). We know that’s a mouthful, so please call us FOIA Ombudsman for short. We’re so glad you’re here! OGIS was created within the National Archives and Records Administration when the OPEN Government Act of [...]
Posted by Miriam Nisbet on March 11, 2011, under About FOIA, About OGIS, Message from the Director.
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