Document Type
Numeric Data
Description
The data represent a compilation of Freedom of Information Act annual reports from their 1975 advent through the 2020 reporting year. The annual reports cover all federal cabinet-level departments and their subsidiary units and are presented as single aggregated units for each year.
Related Publications
A.Jay Wagner, Essential or Extravagant: Considering FOIA Budgets, Costs and Fees, 34 Gov. Info. Q. 388 (2017).
A.Jay Wagner, A Secret Police: The Lasting Impact of the 1986 FOIA Amendments, 23 Comm. L. & Pol’y 387 (2018).
A.Jay Wagner, Pandering, Priority or Political Weapon: Presidents, Political Parties & the Freedom of Information Act, 26 Comm. L. & Pol’y 53 (2021).
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Recommended Citation
Wagner, A.Jay, "[Data] Freedom of Information Act Annual Reports 1975-2020" (2020). College of Communication Research Data. 1.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/comm_data/1
Supplemental Documentation_FOIA Annual Reports 1975-2018