FOIA website

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Please read the lesson (see the other attachment) -"Freedom of information" before starting to help for this assignment.
Assignment Instructions
Now that you have had a chance to review the sources in the lesson, let's look more closely at the foia.gov site. There is a data function where you can generate statistics from different departments by filling in a few simple criteria. Go to http://www.foia.gov/data.html .
Select any type of report, select your agency, leave it on 2014 for the most recent information and generate your report. It will appear below the form.
Share your criteria and your results with the class. What did you find interesting? Surprising? (250 words)
Run a comparison with the same criteria but an earlier year. How did they differ? Was that predicable? (250 words)
PS: YOUR ANSWER should be analytic in nature and include examples that can bolster your argument. YOUR ANSWER should be free of any spelling or grammar errors and properly cited in APA Style. At least 5 references.
500 words or more in total and must include scholarly references other than the textbook, preferably from Academic journals that can be found in any online library under EBSCO or JSTOR as appropriate.

Reading and Resources
The required text for this course is:
Szypszak, C. (2011) Understanding law for public administration. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
Read Chapter 5
Title: Szypszak Chapter 5 and Proposed Rules: NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION. (2013). Federal Register, 78(150), 47245-47253.
Lesson - Freedom of information

The First Amendment's guaranty of a free press was put in place to keep the government from controlling the flow of information to the people. In order to guarantee official accountability, the information must be available to the public. States and Federal lawmakers have enacted freedom of information laws to address this issue. Again, some fairly clear statements have generated an amazing amount of litigation. To view some of the cases generated under this topic, see http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/cases/topics/tog_freedom_of_the_press.html .
There are two basic types of freedom of information law: open meeting laws and public right to know laws. Santa Clara University has an excellent source on this issue at http://www.scu.edu/ethics/practicing/focusareas/government_ethics/introduction/open-meetings.html .
The government must allow the population to take part in government activities. Congress enacted the "Government in the Sunshine Act" in 1976. It says generally that if enough government members are in attendance to take action, the meeting must be open to the public with sufficient notification. There are exceptions to this as well.
In order for the public to be aware of what government is doing, they have to have access. You are all familiar with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) which became law in 1966. Federal agencies are required to disclose certain information upon written request. FOIA exceptions are outlined in your text. For everything you ever wanted to know about FOIA see http://www.foia.gov .
For a great summary of these concepts, take a look at the Ted Talk "Why Open Government is So Crucial to Our Society."