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WASHINGTON — The FBI tells two out of every three Freedom of Information Act requesters that it can’t find the records they asked for — a failure rate five times higher than other major federal agencies, a private study has found.
The FBI’s performance results from an outdated and deliberately limited search process, according to the National Security Archive, a private group that publishes declassified government documents and files many FOIA requests.
The archive awarded the FBI its Rosemary Award for the worst Freedom of Information Act performance by a federal agency. The award is named for former President Richard Nixon’s secretary, Rose Mary Woods.
