FOIANate
@foianate.bsky.social
FOIA Director at Washington Post. Lawyer. Fellow at @NSArchive. Author of Revealing Records column. Wrote book on 1983 Able Archer Nuclear War Scare.
Collectors edition looking good!
November 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Collectors edition looking good!
Getting to the bottom of why the State Department quietly deleted 15 pages of history on the risk of inadvertent nuclear war.
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November 14, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Getting to the bottom of why the State Department quietly deleted 15 pages of history on the risk of inadvertent nuclear war.
Free link below.
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State Department Deletes Key Historic Records on risk of inadvertent nuclear war, Blames FOIA Requester (me😬).
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November 13, 2025 at 4:38 PM
State Department Deletes Key Historic Records on risk of inadvertent nuclear war, Blames FOIA Requester (me😬).
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🚨 New DC FOIA exemption snuck into draft DC budget!🚨
July 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
🚨 New DC FOIA exemption snuck into draft DC budget!🚨
Happy Sunshine Week!!
March 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Happy Sunshine Week!!
The Department of Justice Office of Information Policy which is supposed to ensure that all federal agencies comply with FOIA *itself* takes an average of 650 days to process "complex" FOIa requests, the third longest of any agency. Not great!
March 9, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The Department of Justice Office of Information Policy which is supposed to ensure that all federal agencies comply with FOIA *itself* takes an average of 650 days to process "complex" FOIa requests, the third longest of any agency. Not great!
Not sure AI is quite ready for prime time.
February 23, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Not sure AI is quite ready for prime time.
Interesting FOIA stat from the Department of State...
January 31, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Interesting FOIA stat from the Department of State...
FOIA's Exemption 5 means that the public doesn't have the right to see State's summary what the Trump-Ukraine meeting was about.😃
I'll appeal.
I'll appeal.
January 31, 2025 at 7:26 PM
FOIA's Exemption 5 means that the public doesn't have the right to see State's summary what the Trump-Ukraine meeting was about.😃
I'll appeal.
I'll appeal.
NW 7 Boundary Stone with my fam. (I gotta get a house with one in the yard!)
January 28, 2025 at 6:01 PM
NW 7 Boundary Stone with my fam. (I gotta get a house with one in the yard!)
"ISOO" and "Information Security Oversight Office" spotted on A2 of The Post today.
January 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
"ISOO" and "Information Security Oversight Office" spotted on A2 of The Post today.
Did you know there is a federal regulation stating that
“Anyone" who is aware of classified info outside of government control "must" report it the National Archives?
James Bamford, author of Puzzle Palace, an NSA history, thinks requirement is "outrageous" and "Orwellian."
“Anyone" who is aware of classified info outside of government control "must" report it the National Archives?
James Bamford, author of Puzzle Palace, an NSA history, thinks requirement is "outrageous" and "Orwellian."
January 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Did you know there is a federal regulation stating that
“Anyone" who is aware of classified info outside of government control "must" report it the National Archives?
James Bamford, author of Puzzle Palace, an NSA history, thinks requirement is "outrageous" and "Orwellian."
“Anyone" who is aware of classified info outside of government control "must" report it the National Archives?
James Bamford, author of Puzzle Palace, an NSA history, thinks requirement is "outrageous" and "Orwellian."
Even the Organ Historical Society — a group dedicated to the celebration, preservation and study of the pipe organ in the United States — had documents marked "Restricted" in its collection.
(Turns out the company helped with the war effort in WW2)
(Turns out the company helped with the war effort in WW2)
January 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Even the Organ Historical Society — a group dedicated to the celebration, preservation and study of the pipe organ in the United States — had documents marked "Restricted" in its collection.
(Turns out the company helped with the war effort in WW2)
(Turns out the company helped with the war effort in WW2)
Here are some of the 100 cases of such info that NARA compiled. Full document is in the article.
January 14, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Here are some of the 100 cases of such info that NARA compiled. Full document is in the article.
In response to my FOIA request, Obama Library released a few records about the 2009 "Beer Summit" between Henry Luis Gates, Sgt. James Crowley, Obama and Biden in 2009.
January 10, 2025 at 9:04 PM
In response to my FOIA request, Obama Library released a few records about the 2009 "Beer Summit" between Henry Luis Gates, Sgt. James Crowley, Obama and Biden in 2009.
Quite the feeling to be watching @Jeopardy and see a document I got released featured on its "FOIA and Find Out" category!!!
January 10, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Quite the feeling to be watching @Jeopardy and see a document I got released featured on its "FOIA and Find Out" category!!!
Baby's first Boundary Stone: NW 6. (I have a baby.)
January 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Baby's first Boundary Stone: NW 6. (I have a baby.)
Merry Christmas! Always appeal!
December 25, 2024 at 2:39 PM
Merry Christmas! Always appeal!
Accidently cropped the top. Here's the full section.
December 20, 2024 at 4:45 PM
Accidently cropped the top. Here's the full section.