American Oversight Warns USAID Over Unlawful Policy Undermining FOIA Rights

American Oversight Warns USAID Over Unlawful Policy Undermining FOIA Rights

Friday, American Oversight sent a letter to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) warning that its recently announced Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) “still interested” rule requiring requesters to reconfirm that they wish to keep their pending FOIA requests open — or risk having them closed altogether — has no basis in law, exceeds the agency’s authority, and was implemented without proper notice or a public comment period on …