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Volunteers thumbed through over a hundred annual reports to find out how agencies are using AI for FOIA. Here’s what they found.
The results are in: According to their own reports, some federal agencies are already testing AI in their FOIA offices. Many more are already using machine learning functions baked into current document search and discovery tools or plan to make use of AI in the future.
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What went wrong this year in transparency? Share your stories!
Have you run into an egregious records denial? Still aching about an agency thwarting the public’s right to know? Just need to vent about the one (FOIA request) that got away? This is your chance to share and commiserate: Submissions are open for nominations to the 2025 Foilies!
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Tell us where to request police disciplinary files
We’re releasing thousands of pages of police misconduct records in New York. Let’s open up more nationwide
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Five requests about the presidential transition that you can file now
There are still plenty of requests you can file before Inauguration Day.
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Rehired: How New York’s problem cops can bounce between jobs
The state doesn’t publicize officer employment histories, making it impossible to track so-called wandering officers.
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Can police departments be trusted to release their own misconduct records? Apparently not.
The police chief in Orange County’s Village of Chester claimed his department had no misconduct records. He was hiding an investigation into his own alleged malfeasance.
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Three predictions about AI’s impact on FOIA and how you can help
In almost every FOIA policy discussion these days, the topic of AI comes up. What we are already seeing should be concerning to those who want broad access to the public’s information.
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After almost a year of censorship, Reuters republishes ‘Hack for Hire’ exposé
Last November, Reuters published an extensive report — backed by interviews, internal communications and public documents — on Appin, an Indian cybersecurity training firm. A month later, an Indian court ruled in favor of a plaintiff for a preliminary injunction that claimed the article defamed not just the company in question, but was “derogatory to the entire Indian nation.”
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New Missouri House committee will investigate impact of St. Louis nuclear waste
The committee, established to hear testimony on the issue and recommend legislation, will meet Oct. 15.
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Add-On case study: Uncovering legal expenses in local reporting
Lisa Rowan of Cardinal News leveraged DocumentCloud’s Regex Extractor and Azure Table Extractor to investigate a school board’s unusual lawsuit against a parent. By analyzing financial documents, she revealed the hidden costs associated with the case. This Add-On case study demonstrates how data extraction tools can streamline reporting, enabling journalists to efficiently navigate large sets of financial information and enhance their investigative work.