FOIA

foia English Etymology First use appears c. 1968, in the publication Administrative Law Review. Pronunciation en /ˈfɔɪjə/ en ɔɪ.ə 2 Proper noun en freedom en law US politics en w:Freedom of Information Act (United States) Freedom of Information Act. en https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/07/the-war-on-the-freedom-of-information-act/534489/ The War on the Freedom of Information Act w:The Atlantic 2017-07-23 Michelle Cottle FOIA is what enables regular people to pester powerful federal agencies into handing over information about what they’ve been up to. FOIA’s website calls it “the law that keeps citizens in the know about their government.” https://web.archive.org/web/20260313024958/https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/07/the-war-on-the-freedom-of-information-act/534489/ 13 March 2026 en Tierney Sneed Is DOGE actually an agency? The answer could have major ramifications w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/30/politics/doge-lawsuits-elon-musk-role/index.html 2025-03-30 The watchdog group behind the FOIA litigation has taken up Cooper’s invitation for discovery, seeking depositions of Gleason and of Steve Davis, a longtime Musk adviser now involved with DOGE, as well as other internal information about its work. https://web.archive.org/web/20260303081817/https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/30/politics/doge-lawsuits-elon-musk-role/index.html 3 March 2026 en 2026-07-12 Vegetable-Phone-1743 law https://www.reddit.com/r/law/comments/1uunu58/comment/ox4v8ua/ https://web.archive.org/web/20260714020603/https://www.reddit.com/r/law/comments/1uunu58/comment/ox4v8ua/?solution=2edcd9b314b0089d2edcd9b314b0089d&js_challenge=1&token=7afd7253fec22262ff1c52b1703fe9ec620a4e1b622cab6831ec0b50d4ddef70&jsc_orig_r= Not all heroes wear capes, but most of them file FOIA requests. Related terms en FOI SOIA Further reading en Freedom of information en Freedom of information laws by country Verb en law transitive To request or obtain records using the Freedom of Information Act. Related terms en freedom of information FOI Anagrams en afio FIOA IFoA en Freedom of speech