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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Foia - The Untold Story

Pentagon Releases UFO Documents But Keeps Key Tracking Details Classified Behind Blacked-Out Pages

The Pentagon has released documents on UFO investigations, but key details remain classified, sparking ongoing debates about transparency and national security concerns.

International Business Times UK

"Erica was described as an emotional asset": Candace Owens keeps pressure on officials over controversial Erika Kirk email

Candace Owens says she is intensifying her FOIA fight over a controversial White House Correspondents’ Dinner email that allegedly described Erika Kirk as an “emotional asset” shortly after a shooting incident. Owens claimed government departments initially rejected her request as too broad, prompting her team to submit a narrower version…

The Times of India

Navy FOIA Bombshell as Secret UFO Program AATIP Resurfaces in Classified 2022 Pentagon Briefing With Mystery Guests

FOIA records reveal a secret 2022 Navy briefing on AATIP and UAP investigations, years after the Pentagon claimed the UFO programme had ended.

International Business Times UK

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Pentagon Flatly Refuses to Search Emails Linked to Secret 'Immaculate Constellation' Program

Pentagon refuses to search emails linked to the secret 'Immaculate Constellation' programme, raising fresh questions about FOIA obligations.

International Business Times UK

Pentagon Handpicked Friendly Journalists for Secret UFO Briefing as FOIA Lifts the Lid

FOIA records reveal the Pentagon handpicked select journalists for a secret UFO briefing, raising questions about transparency.

International Business Times UK

Trump's Administration Labelled 'Cruel' as ICE Prepares to House 80,000 Immigrants in Warehouses

Exclusive investigation into ICE's draft plan to convert industrial warehouses to detain up to 80,000 immigrants amid record-high detention figures.

International Business Times UK

The sudden dismissal of public records staff at health agencies threatens government accountability

Mass layoffs at the Department of Health and Human Services are continuing as the agency makes good on its intention, announced on March 27, 2025, to shrink its workforce by 20,000 people. Among workers dismissed in early April were several teams responsible for fulfilling requests for access to previously unreleased…

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Social Media Users Rip A24 Over Upcoming Veteran-Directed Iraq War Movie 'Based on Memory': 'Is This a Sick Joke?'

The movie trailer, which has more than 32 million views on X, racked up thousands of deprecating comments about the film's subject matter.

Latin Times

College Student Slapped With $84,000 Bill for FOIA Records

"It's been very stressful for him," says the student's mother. "He just wants to go to school. He wants to do well. He wants to get an education."

Reason

Abolish FOIA

FOIA has no teeth and bureaucrats abuse its exemptions. Just redact and release every federal workers' emails instead.

Reason

Hey, Fauci's Staff: You Can't Just 'Make Your Emails Disappear'

A government scientist is the latest official whose attempts to evade the Freedom of Information Act have landed him in hot water.

Reason

Feds Worried About Anarchists Gluing the Locks to a Government Facility

A FOIA request reveals what the FBI and Homeland Security had to say about anarchist activities on May Day 2015.

Reason

HUD Refuses To Release Secretary Marcia Fudge's Email Address in Response to Reason FOIA Request

Cabinet officials often use pseudonymous email accounts, but declaring them secret from records requests is another matter altogether.

Reason

Irish abuse fugitive to face justice?

Former Irish swim coach George Gibney has hidden in plain sight in the U.S. for decades. Finally, that may change

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Joe Biden's Email Aliases Are a Potentially Serious Transparency Problem

Multiple administrations have allowed senior officials to use alias email accounts. The practice undermines the Freedom of Information Act and encourages secrecy.

Reason

Reason Files FOIA Lawsuit Against Bureau of Prisons for Inmate Death Records

Reason reported in 2020 on allegations of fatal medical neglect inside two federal women's prisons. The Bureau of Prisons heavily redacted reports that would show if women died of inadequate care.

Salon

Navy has UFO vids, won't release them

The U.S. Navy has confirmed it has more UFO videos — but claims releasing them could be dangerous

Reason

D.C. Police Department Allegedly Has Policy of Delaying/Denying FOIA Requests That May Lead to Criticism

A district court just allowed a First Amendment challenge to this policy to go forward.

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