The FOIA Fiasco: A Perfect Storm of Bureaucratic Obfuscation The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is supposed to be a cornerstone of democracy, allowing citizens to access government records and hold those in power accountable.
However, as ProPublica's recent exposé has revealed, the system is broken.
The statistics are stark: over 600 government information specialists have resigned or been fired since the start of the second Trump administration.