It’s movie night for open government advocates.
Sunshine Week is the Bonnaroo for freedom of government information activists and, to celebrate the festivities and launch of the new FOIA.gov, the Justice Department has produced 17 videos to help explain everything you ever wanted to know about the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).
What is FOIA?
What is FOIA.gov?
What is on FOIA.gov?
Who can make a FOIA request?
How do I make a FOIA request?
Where do I send a FOIA request?
Who oversees FOIA?
How are FOIA requests categorized?
What will I receive in response to a FOIA request?
How much does it cost to make a FOIA request?
How long does it take to get an answer to a FOIA request?
How is a FOIA request processed?
Who handles FOIA requests?
What is a consultation?
What is a backlog?
What is an appeal?
What are exemptions?
This is cool… thanks for the resources Luke! I added it to our Open Government Resources page on our opengov products’ blog… http://blog.videominutes.net/open_government_resources/
Thanks for bringing this to everyone’s attention – very important to know and use. I posted an an article about this here:http://www.turbogsa.com/blog/bid/59941/Federal-Marketing-How-to-Use-FOIA