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• Signed into law in 1966 by President Lyndon Johnson, the Freedom of Information Act gives American citizens the right to access records of United States agencies.

• Fast Facts

  1. Amended in 1974 to ensure greater government agency compliance.
  2. Amended in 1996 to address electronic records.
  3. Amended in 2002 to permit intelligence agencies to deny information requests if the requesting entity is a foreign or international government organization.
  4. In 2007, the U.S. House of Representatives approved further amendments which it states will lead to greater public access to government information
  5. Barack Obama stressed that the act was one of the most important government oversights, promising a new era of transparency in his administrationWired: Obama Establishes New Era of Openness

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