by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Dec 31, 2019 | Freedom of Information Act, Rules and Regulations
In early October, this blog explained that The Supreme Court recently considered the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) exemption at 5 USC § 552 (b)(4), confidential commercial information, and narrowed the basis on which an agency could withhold information . The...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Oct 24, 2019 | Freedom of Information Act
In early October, this blog explained that The Supreme Court recently considered the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”) exemption at 5 USC § 552 (b)(4), confidential commercial information, and narrowed the basis on which an agency could withhold information . The...
by Richard D. Lieberman, Consultant | Oct 8, 2019 | Ethics in Government Contracting, Freedom of Information Act
The Freedom of Information Act (5 USC 552, or “FOIA”) requires that upon request, an agency shall “shall make [] records promptly available to any person.” However, there are nine exemptions under which an agency may deny the requested records, as follows: (All are...
