Contains an overview discussion of the Freedom of Information Act's (FOIA) exemptions, its law enforcement record exclusions, and its most important procedural aspects. 2009 edition. Issued biennially. Other related products: Report of the Commission on Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy, Pursuant to Public Law 236, 103d Congress can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/052-071-01228-1 Overview of the Privacy Act of 1974, 2015 Edition can be found here: https: //bookstore.gpo.gov/products/sku/027-000-01429-1

Learn how these two important pieces of legislation -- the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the Privacy Act of 1974 -- can affect your business, as well as individual citizens. Includes: discretionary disclosure and waiver; fees and fee waivers; litigation considerations; reverse FOIA and much more. Contains the full texts of both access statutes, as well as congressional references, Justice Department materials and non-government publications. A must for every business library!