{"id":12691,"date":"2015-06-09T22:39:01","date_gmt":"2015-06-10T05:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=12691"},"modified":"2015-06-09T22:39:01","modified_gmt":"2015-06-10T05:39:01","slug":"want-to-know-whats-going-on-in-the-federal-government-file-a-foia-request","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/?p=12691","title":{"rendered":"Want to Know What&#8217;s Going on in the Federal Government? File a FOIA Request"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/U.S.-Department-of-Justice.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-5906 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/U.S.-Department-of-Justice.jpg\" alt=\"U.S. Department of Justice\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/U.S.-Department-of-Justice.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cjnotebook.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/U.S.-Department-of-Justice-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>&#8220;Since 1967, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) has provided the public the right to request access to records from any federal agency. 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