Last Tuesday, the Senate passed the Faster FOIA Act of 2011. The government openness community is no doubt excited about this development; however, before we start up the paean of sunshine, we should consider the history and potential shortcomings of this bill.
This is not the first appearance of the Faster FOIA Act. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the bill for the third time since 2005. Last year, the Senate passed a virtually identical bill and the House version was referred to committee. Sadly, that was the end of the line for the Faster FOIA Act of 2010. (more…)
