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FOIA, INC. Duke Law Journal Margaret B. Kwoka University of Denver Sturm College of Law

Congress should “legislate freedom of information for itself, the public, and the press.” press.”

AGENCY CASE STUDIES  Securities and Exchange Commission  Food and Drug Administration  Environmental Protection Agency  Defense Logistics Agency  Federal Trade Commission  National Institutes of Health

REQUESTERS BY CATEGORY (2013) 100% 80% 60% Other 40% News 20% Commercial 0% (total requests received)

FDA RECORD RESELLING EXAMPLES FOI Services, Inc. FOI Services, Inc. FDA News FDA News Washington Information Source Washington Information Source

OTHER RESELLING EXAMPLES NIH NIH DLA DLA SEC SEC SEC SEC EPA EPA SEC SEC

PRIVATIZATION OF FOIA Selling Transparency Resource Constraints Corporate Subsidies

ROUTINIZED REQUESTS

POTENTIAL SOURCES OF AUTHORITY Legislation Legislation Executive Order Executive Order Office of Management and Budget Office of Management and Budget DOJ Office of Information Policy DOJ Office of Information Policy OGIS OGIS

MARGARET B. KWOKA University of Denver Sturm College of Law mkwoka@law.du.edu (303) 871-6275