DHS is finally finding success reducing FOIA backlog

Published: Oct. 22, 2019, 3 a.m.

b"The Department of Homeland Security is fielding more Freedom of Information Act requests than ever. DHS and its subcomponents handle nearly half of all FOIA requests in government. The department is finally starting to find some success in whittling down the FOIA backlog and in improving processing times. But members of Congress are concerned DHS still has too many disparate FOIA processing and tracking systems. Federal News Network's Nicole Ogrysko has the details. \\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"