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Freedom of information act (FOIA) and the privacy act: eFFECTS ON FEDERAL bureaucracy

Freedom of information act (FOIA) and the privacy act: eFFECTS ON FEDERAL bureaucracy. Amanda Moretz, Anisha Polsinelli, Anna Newman, Steph De Jesus. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (1966).

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Freedom of information act (FOIA) and the privacy act: eFFECTS ON FEDERAL bureaucracy

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  1. Freedom of information act (FOIA) and the privacy act: eFFECTS ON FEDERAL bureaucracy • Amanda Moretz, Anisha Polsinelli, • Anna Newman, Steph De Jesus

  2. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (1966) • The right to inspect all government records except those containing military, intelligence, trade secrets, or revealing private personnel actions

  3. Bureaucratic foundation • Documents held by agencies of executive branch • Little to no public access to forms (people do not trust the bureaucrats) • Does not apply to elected officials in government, federal judiciary, private organizations, state/local governments, people who received federal contracts or grants • Forces agencies to divulge information • Could endanger the constraint of privacy • Government will act slowly and inconsistently and it will be easier to block action than to take action • Lower ranking employees will be reluctant to take action on their own • Citizens will complain of red tape

  4. Examples of foia • Only 26% of agencies supply online forms for FOIA • Many sites do not give any information about FOIA • Some offenders of Electronic FOIA are Department of Homeland Security members and the Air Force • NASA and the Department of Education are commendable with FOIA procedures

  5. Privacy act (1974) • Government files about individuals, such as social security and tax records, must be kept confidential

  6. Privacy act Requirements for agencies • 1. Agency must let individuals see and copy records about themselves • 2. Agencies must publish notices about systems of records • 3. Must be accurate, relevant, timely • 4. Rules on disclosure • 5. Legal remedies that permit an individual to seek enforcement of the rights under the act

  7. Privacy Act continued... • Requires more government involvement in the protection of public and private records • Slows down the bureaucratic process • Does not apply to records not within the federal government • Easier to block action than to take action • Reluctant decision-making

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