Information Management: Progress in Implementing the 1996 Electronic
Freedom of Information Act Amendments (Letter Report, 03/16/2001,
GAO/GAO-01-378).

The Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments, known as e-FOIA,
require federal agencies to make certain types of information available
for public inspection. GAO reviewed 25 federal agencies and found that
they have implemented many of the e-FOIA provisions. However, agencies
have not made all required documents electronically available.
Furthermore, the Department of Justice and other federal agencies have
implemented reporting provisions required by e-FOIA, including annual
workload reports. While these reports provide a good overview of FOIA
activities across the government, data quality issues limit their
usefulness.


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 REPORTNUM:  GAO-01-378
     TITLE:  Information Management: Progress in Implementing the 1996
	     Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments
      DATE:  03/16/2001
   SUBJECT:  Freedom of information
	     Electronic publications
	     Government information dissemination
	     Electronic government
	     Reporting requirements