Agencies increasingly turning down FOIA requests

Published: Feb. 24, 2021, 3:59 p.m.

Freedom of Information Act requests are on the rise. Rising faster are instances of federal agencies turning them down. Turns out, they've got quite a few perfectly legal reasons for stamping "Sorry, no dice" on FOIA requests. For a review, Federal Drive with Tom Temin turned to the Director of Strategic Issues at the Government Accountability Office, Michelle Sager.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices