Frequent Filers: Businesses Make FOIA Their Business (PDF; 56 KB)
Source: Coalition of Journalists for Open Government
“By far the heaviest use of the Freedom of Information Act comes from the nation’s businesses, seeking government records on contracts or for a host of other commercial uses, a new study by the Coalition of Journalists for Open Government shows. Often they work through information brokers to mask their own identity. The review of records of 17 departments and agencies showed media use at six percent.”
See also: Federal Government Continues to Fall Behind in Responding to FOIA Requests (PDF; 227 KB)

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