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If a very small number of people keep making large numbers of requests that bog down the team working on fulfilling them, it might make sense to prioritize requ
by yuliyp 13y ago
If a very small number of people keep making large numbers of requests that bog down the team working on fulfilling them, it might make sense to prioritize requests from other people instead.
- kkowalczyk 13y agoAlternatively, improve the process of fulfilling FOIA requests so that it cannot be "bogged down" by someone making requests (which is a manual process). One such improvement would be to publish all this information publicly in the first place. The whole idea of FOIA requests is broken - it only exists to compel the government to disclose the information that they are legally required to disclose but don't feel like it unless someone takes the time to specifically request it.
- yuliyp 13y agoSo every document, email, and memo should have a redacted version generated at the same time as it is generated? Every time omeone creates a spreadsheet or DB table, they have to review which parts of it are revealable under FOIA? That is... an insane burden.
- crucini 13y agoI believe they already do something like this. In some declassified documents, each sentence or paragraph is labelled with its classification level. I think this makes it easier for the FOIA processors to redact. This pertains to word documents.
- migrantgeek 13y ago"One such improvement would be to publish all this information publicly in the first place." As a tax payer I'd prefer they not do this. The cost of having every document redacted would be enormous. I'm sure many documents contain PII of citizens and agents so redaction is definitely required.
- true_religion 13y agoWhy not generate a redacted version at the same time as you compile the official version. In fact, why not label the report with verious levels of security clearance so information can be selectively revealed to those who have cleareance?
- jack-r-abbit 13y agowait... you mean make government more efficient by making everyone fill out everything in duplicate? :)
- Sprint 13y agoWhat makes those other people's requests more deserving to be answered?
- rhizome 13y agoWhy not hire more people? Same reason regulatory and public defender agencies are kept underfunded and (consequently) understaffed: it's by design.