Freedom of Information Act: National Guard Bureau Should Verify Data and Address Reported Challenges
What GAO Found The National Guard Bureau (NGB) collects and tracks Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) data from all three National Guard components—NGB, Army National Guard, and Air National Guard. NGB reports FOIA data to the Department of Defense (DOD). NGB officials stated they provide Army National Guard and Air National Guard FOIA data to the Army and the Air Force, respectively. The National Guard tracks data on FOIA requests received, processed, and backlogged through various systems (see figure). Freedom of Information Act Tracking Systems GAO found discrepancies in the accuracy of reported data that officials responsible for reporting National Guard FOIA data were unable to explain..
Reported by Maria LopezFreedom of Information Act: National Guard Bureau Should Verify Data and Address Reported Challenges.
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What GAO Found The National Guard Bureau (NGB) collects and tracks Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) data from all three National Guard components—NGB, Army National Guard, and Air National Guard.
NGB reports FOIA data to the Department of Defense (DOD).
NGB officials stated they provide Army National Guard and Air National Guard FOIA data to the Army and the Air Force, respectively.
The National Guard tracks data on FOIA requests received, processed, and backlogged through various systems (see figure).
Freedom of Information Act Tracking Systems GAO found discrepancies in the accuracy of reported data that officials responsible for reporting National Guard FOIA data were unable to explain….
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