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November 5, 2008

DOJ Releases Guidance for FOIA Act Amendments

The DoJ's Office of Information and Privacy has released guidance on how federal agencies should implement the OPEN Government Act of 2007 which amends the Freedom of Information Act. The amendments require agencies to specifically cite the exemption justifying each redaction to a document requested under FOIA. Agencies also have to mark documents in such a way that shows how much information is being redacted. [JH]

November 5, 2008 in Statutes & Regs | Permalink

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