How Do You File A Freedom Of Information Act Request To Get Government Records For Free?
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is the way to obtain all kinds of government records from the United States Government. It is your right! Hear something on talk radio or read something on the Internet in the blogosphere about the government and want to find out about it? You don’t have to hire a lawyer to do it. And you can do it for free! In this article I will take you step by step how to file a FOIA request and get the records you want. Figure out what federal records you want. Now this may sound like common sense, but the better you know what records you want, the better you will be able to figure out which department or agency has the records. Also, the better description you provide, the easier it will be for the government to respond, resulting in faster responses. For example, did you hear something about plans a Federal department or agency is making to change the rules affecting your business? Or you? File a FOIA. One more thing — government records are not only record
