CFPB Stops Publishing Consumer Complaint Narratives
The CFPB will keep collecting complaints and publishing structured data, but new consumer narratives and related visualizations are no longer part of its public database.
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National Archives Clarifies When Federal AI Materials Are Records
A new National Archives memo tells agencies when AI prompts, outputs and audit trails may need preservation, while stressing that records are not automatically public.
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Justice Department posts records tied to Garland-Milley meeting and prior attorney general statements
The Justice Department’s FOIA library lists records concerning a 2022 meeting between Merrick Garland and Gen. Mark Milley, along with records Garland relied on for public statements.
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Justice Department Publishes Government-Wide Fiscal 2025 FOIA Summary
The Justice Department released a government-wide summary of federal agencies’ fiscal 2025 Freedom of Information Act reports, creating a new baseline for public-records oversight.
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Federal FOIA Backlog Rose 27% as Record Demand Hit Agencies
Federal agencies received a record 1.7 million FOIA requests in FY 2025, but the backlog rose 27% and nearly half of processed cases closed administratively.