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.
👤 Joined on 09 October 2023
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@foianate.bsky.socialExcellent work by @foianate.bsky.social, as always. I remember asking the 11th Archivist of the United States about this in 2017, & being referred to Chairman Cummings in 2019 when I brought up presidential records destruction. @pelosi.house.gov & President Biden & @schumer.senate.gov all moved on.
Show PostThe decision makes clear that the legislative intent of Maryland lawmakers was to “radically overhaul the state’s culture around police transparency.” “Use-of-force reports, the appeals court held, are not personnel records under the Maryland Public Information Act and therefore must be disclosed.”
Show PostIn 1989, COG whistleblower Fred Westerman sued FEMA for documents. The judge granted FEMA's motion for summary judgment. Whatever documents Fred was after have long since been destroyed as part of FEMA's records retention policy. cc: @vermontgmg.bsky.social @foianate.bsky.social
Show Post@foianate.bsky.social featured in the Able Archer segment of S2:E1 of SECRETS DECLASSIFIED WITH DAVID DUCHOVNY.
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