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REPORT
CONTENTS
Executive
Summary
E-Stars
and E-Delinquents
Introduction
Electronic
Reading Rooms: File Not Found
FOIA
Guidance for the Public: File Not Found
FOIA
Web Sites: Missing Links
Conclusion
Methodology
Bibliography
Appendix
One: Glossary of Agency Acronyms (PDF-57 KB)
Appendix
Two: Glossary of Internet Terminology (PDF-57
KB)
Appendix
Three: Web Site Review Data (PDF-81 KB)
Appendix
Four: Web Site Review Template (PDF-128 KB)
Archive's
Letters to E-Delinquents
Sunshine
Week Homepage
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THE
E-STARS: BEST OVERALL AGENCIES
In
alphabetical order |
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Department
of Education
Goes above and beyond what is required with
guidance and tools for requesters. Good guide, FAQs, FOIA request
and appeal checklist. Excellent online FOIA appeal and request
forms. Most of the required documents are available. |
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Department
of Justice
Portal scheme links component FOIA sites and
reading rooms. Excellent FOIA Reference Guide. Comprehensive
index of major information systems. Well-organized electronic
reading room. |
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Federal
Trade Commission
Well-organized electronic reading room with
extensive records. Good guidance FOIA request checklist. |
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National
Labor Relations Board
Excellent navigation scheme. Site is well organized
and very easy to follow. Good guidance. Electronic reading room
with a lot of available information. |
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THE
E-DELINQUENTS: WORST OVERALL AGENCIES
In alphabetical order |
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Air
Force (Department of Defense) Also here.
Two distinct FOIA sites, one hidden from main agency home page.
Minimal guidance. No required records. Several broken links.
Inaccurate information for some sub-components. |
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Department
of Defense
Poor site structure and design. Disorganized, unsearchable electronic
reading room. Many required documents could not be located |
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Department
of Interior
No guidance currently available. Poor organization
and badly-identified links. Difficult to navigate. One large
component, Bureau of Indian Affairs, has no FOIA site. |
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Department
of Labor
No central reading room and no required documents
available. Several components (ETA and EBSA) lack FOIA sites. |
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Small
Business Administration
Very poorly organized site, particularly guidance
materials. Few required documents available. Documents and information
very difficult to locate. |
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U.S.
Trade Representative
No FOIA link on agency home page. No required
documents identified on FOIA site. Guidance scattered and incomprehensible. |
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Department
of Veterans Affairs
Very limited guidance. Site is poorly organized.
Information is difficult to locate. Several broken links to
required documents. |
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