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GGD-83-64 1 (1983-05-23)

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BY THE


US, GENERAL ACCOUNTING OLD


Report To The Chairman, Subcommittee On

Government Information, Justice, And

Agriculture, Committee On Government Operations

House Of Representatives


Freedom Of Information Act Operations

At Six Department Of Justice Units


The Freedom of Information Act states that
agencies have 10 days to respond to a
request for information. In general, the six
Department of Justice units GAO reviewed
took longer than 10 days. Decentralized
records, the volume of requested material,
the need to carefully review sensitive rec-
ords, and the resulting backlogs were the
primary causes of delayed responses. With-
out completely automating or centralizing
records or making responses a top Depart-
ment priority, however, significant improve-
ments in the timeliness of responses do not
seem feasible.

The report also discusses other FOIA issues
of concern to the subcommittee.


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