FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT: DHS Needs to Reduce Backlogged Requests and Eliminate Duplicate Processing. (cover story)

UNITED States. Dept. of Homeland Security; FREEDOM of Information Act (U.S.); LEGISLATIVE amendments; ORGANIZATIONAL structure; GOVERNMENT agencies

The article reports on the need for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to reduce backlogged Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests and eliminate duplicate processing. Topics mentioned include factors that led to the increase in FOIA backlogs, amendments that have been enacted to help improve agencies processing of FOIA requests, and DHS's organizational structure according to its 2018 Chief FOIA Officer Report.