dMole
01-02-2008, 03:21 PM
(I don't know what to say- I'm still shocked. 'Dub & Dick must not have read the thing...)
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/12/20071231-4.html
On Monday, December 31, 2007, the President signed into law:
S. 2488, the "Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act of 2007," which amends the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by: (1) establishing a definition of "a representative of the news media;" (2) directing that required attorney fees be paid from an agency's own appropriation rather than from the Judgment Fund; (3) prohibiting an agency from assessing certain fees if it fails to comply with FOIA deadlines; and (4) establishing an Office of Government Information Services in the National Archives and Records Administration to review agency compliance with FOIA.
See also:
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-2488
http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2488.html
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/12/20071231-4.html
On Monday, December 31, 2007, the President signed into law:
S. 2488, the "Openness Promotes Effectiveness in our National Government Act of 2007," which amends the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) by: (1) establishing a definition of "a representative of the news media;" (2) directing that required attorney fees be paid from an agency's own appropriation rather than from the Judgment Fund; (3) prohibiting an agency from assessing certain fees if it fails to comply with FOIA deadlines; and (4) establishing an Office of Government Information Services in the National Archives and Records Administration to review agency compliance with FOIA.
See also:
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=s110-2488
http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_SN_2488.html