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    {"title" :"Freedom of Information Act Memo 2009","summary" : "The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is the law that gives anyone the right to access information from the federal government. It is often described as the law that keeps citizens in the know about their government.","date" : "2015-09-03T01:10:21-04:00","date_modified" : "2025-01-27T19:42:55-05:00","authors" : {"apiazza" : "Alycia Piazza"},"topics" : {
        
            "open-government" : "Open government",
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      "filepathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/blob/bc-archive-content-3/content/resources/freedom-of-information-act-memo-2009.md",
      "editpathURL" :"https://github.com/GSA/digitalgov.gov/edit/bc-archive-content-3/content/resources/freedom-of-information-act-memo-2009.md","slug" : "freedom-of-information-act-memo-2009","url" : "/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/freedom-of-information-act-memo-2009/","content" :"\u003cp\u003eThe Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is the law that gives anyone the right to access information from the federal government. It is often described as the law that keeps citizens in the know about their government. This \u003ca href=\"http://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/ag/legacy/2009/06/24/foia-memo-march2009.pdf\"\u003e2009 FOIA memo\u003c/a\u003e covers the following:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn agency should not withhold information simply because it may do so legally.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhenever an agency determines that it cannot make full disclosure of a requested record, it must consider whether it can make partial disclosure.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe disclosure obligation under the FOIA is not absolute. The Act provides exemptions to protect, for example, national security, personal privacy, privileged records, and law enforcement interests\u003c/p\u003e\n\n  \u003ca class=\"usa-button usa-button--outline\" href=\"http://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/ag/legacy/2009/06/24/foia-memo-march2009.pdf\"\u003eView 2009 FOIA Memo (PDF)\u003c/a\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelated Links:\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"http://www.foia.gov/faq.html\"\u003eFOIA Frequently Asked Questions – FOIA.gov\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSee more \u003ca href=\"/preview/gsa/digitalgov.gov/bc-archive-content-3/resources/\"\u003eDigitalGov Resources\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n"}
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