#FOIA Director at Wash Post. Lawyer. Fellow at @NSArchive. Author of Revealing Records column. Wrote book on 1983 Able Archer Nuclear War Scare.
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""I'm sorry, Dave. I'm afraid I can't release that under #FOIA. Exemption Five."
My latest Revealing Records column: The government is enlisting AI to help decide what public records you get to see
Free: wapo.st/4rAfWdM
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FOIA Nate📄 retweeted
Just a reminder that Jacob Bogage is a great reporter who has repeatedly broken revealing stories about the Trump administration.
SCOOP: Acting IRS chief plans to quit after the agency agreed to share confidential tax info with immigration officials to aid in deportations.
She also clashed w DOGE over plans for IRS's future.
**Three IRS leaders have quit since Trump took office.**
Link in thread ⤵️
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July 9, 2025: "enter sandman live"
July 10, 2025: Secretary Hegseth shares a Pentagon promotional video, featuring Metallica’s 1991 song.
July 11, 2025: Metallica confirms the track used without authorization. Reps from X reach out to DoD. Video re-uploaded without music. nitter.siddz.com/jimlaporta/status/1943…
Did @DeptofDefense get @Metallica permission to use their song “Enter Sandman” for this? I ask because they’ve historically been against having their music used for any political party. They also urged the U.S. government to stop using their songs during interrogations.
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D.C. Police deny my request for the General Complaint File about the theft of the RFK Bust, even though DC law is clear General Complaint Files must be released.
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Don't worry, I'm drafting up the appeal.
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Scoops on scoops: Lotta journalistic secrets revealed in @realBobWoodward's new memoir, including how he gained entry to former CIA Director Bill Casey's hospital room to extract his confession on Iran-contra.
My story, based on advance copy of the book:
wapo.st/3UbZzrD
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Get your FOIAs ready, because somewhere @USMC has I record proving I finished the Marine Corps Marathon. 😎🏅
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Following the publication of this story, DHS sent the Sun a statement about its statement: “The previous response was sent in error. The Foia request is under review to determine appropriate action consistent with applicable legal requirements.” washingtonsun.com/legal/kris…
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First admission I've seen of an agency (DC Dept of General Services) using AI to deny a FOIA. In this case, it was in two pretty clearly AI-written emails wrongly (IMO) denying The Post's clear cut fee status.
And is it worrying that gov employees are using personal AI tools?
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In August, Trump announced the “BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY!”
But is it?
The text of the accord — which grants the U.S. sweeping access to Venezuela’s oil reserves — has been one of DC’s most sought-after secrets.
ProPublica got to see a copy. 🧵
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Thanks to D.C. FOIA, was able to find out what happened with Boundary Stone SE 7, which was smashed by a car in 2024. It's been replaced by the city to a more accurate spot. Thanks, @OPinDC.
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backstory: wtop.com/dc/2024/06/when-a-d…
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FOIA Nate📄 retweeted
Lots of activity at East Potomac today. Trees are falling. Check out this video I just received
Beginning today, National Park Service crews will remove more than 500 trees at East Potomac Golf Links, according to a new filing in federal court.
The Park Service says the removals are part of an effort to restore the course’s historic character. wapo.st/4jOZkwP
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*AND* found out this: Events DC --which runs DC stadiums and other things and has RFK pedestal in storage-- previously claimed that despite taking loads of tax $ it was not actually a DC agency.
A DC judge recently smacked that argument down! FOIA away!
districtdig.com/2026/05/28/w…
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