Freedom of Information Act

GPTKB entity

Statements (56)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:law
gptkbp:administered_by gptkb:Police_Department
gptkbp:allows appeals of denied requests
gptkbp:amended_by gptkb:Electronic_Freedom_of_Information_Act
gptkb:FOIA_Improvement_Act
gptkb:OPEN_Government_Act
gptkbp:applies_to federal agencies
gptkbp:enacted_by gptkb:United_States_Congress
July 4, 1966
gptkbp:encourages government accountability
gptkbp:enforces gptkb:Office_of_Information_Policy
gptkbp:facilitates citizen participation
gptkbp:has_impact_on civil liberties
public trust
government transparency
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Freedom of Information Act
gptkbp:includes_provisions_for gptkb:national_security
gptkb:law_enforcement
personal privacy
trade secrets
gptkbp:influenced_by open government principles
gptkbp:is_criticized_for exemptions
lack of enforcement
delays in processing requests
gptkbp:is_influenced_by gptkb:First_Amendment
gptkb:Administrative_Procedure_Act
gptkb:Government_in_the_Sunshine_Act
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:United_States_federal_law
open government movement
gptkbp:is_related_to data privacy laws
open records laws
Right to Know laws
gptkbp:is_subject_to judicial review
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
media organizations
transparency advocates
gptkbp:is_used_by gptkb:activists
gptkb:Journalist
gptkb:citizens
gptkb:researchers
gptkbp:is_visible_from government operations
gptkbp:provides exemption for geological and geophysical information
exemption for classified information
exemption for confidential business information
exemption for inter-agency communications
exemption for law enforcement records
exemption for personal privacy
gptkbp:provides_access_to gptkb:government_records
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:accountability
transparency
public records
gptkbp:requires agencies to publish certain information
gptkbp:response_time 20 business days
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lyndon_B._Johnson
gptkb:Federal_Trade_Commission
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3