January 10, 2012
OIP participates in the first joint meeting between the National Archives and Records Administration and the Department of Justice to discuss the responsibilities and expectations related to the Presidential Memorandum "Managing Government Records" and also updates and current activities associated with the memorandum (Washington, DC)
January 11, 2012
Director Melanie Ann Pustay meets with the Center for American Progress to discuss the FOIA Technology Working Group (Washington, DC)
January 24, 2012
Director Melanie Ann Pustay meets with a multi-nation of members of parliament, other government officials, jurists, non-government officials and journalists from Europe to discuss how American public institutions respond to the goal of operating in a transparent and accountable manner (Washington, DC)
January 24, 2012
Workshop: OIP, in conjunction with OGIS, hosts a FOIA Requester Roundtable on the topic of Records on Third Parties (Washington, DC) (Open to the Public)
January 25, 2012
Director Melanie Ann Pustay and Chief of Staff Carmen L. Mallon meet with federal government executives who are participating in the Excellence in Government Fellows Program, hosted by the Partnership for Public Service, to discuss business acumen and to learn how the Office has managed its mission and numerous goals during the current fiscal climate (Washington, DC)
January 25, 2012
Director Melanie Ann Pustay serves as a guest speaker for the Brookings Executive Leadership Program: Women's Leadership Strategies for Success, and speaks on the topic of Authentic Leadership (Washington, DC)
January 26, 2012
Conference: OIP hosts a meeting of the FOIA Technology Working Group to discuss the use of information technology tools to improve administration of the FOIA.
February 1, 2012
Agencies, on a rolling basis, should begin posting their Fiscal Year 2011 Annual FOIA Reports online in both Word or PDF, and XML formats.
February 1, 2012
Draft Chief FOIA Officer Reports due to OIP for review
February 14, 2012
OIP subject matter experts meet with officials of the Department of Homeland Security to provide lectures on Fees and Fee Waivers (Washington, DC)
February 22, 2012
Director Melanie Ann Pustay meets with officials of the Department of Homeland Security to provide a special briefing on the issued guidance regarding the handling of Document Referrals, Consultations, and Coordination (Washington, DC)
February 28-29, 2012
Training: The Freedom of Information Act for Attorneys and Access Professionals (Washington, DC)
February 29, 2012
Director Melanie Ann Pustay meets with a delegation of government officials and journalists from Zambia to discuss the Freedom of Information Act in the United States (Washington, DC)
March 11-17, 2012
Sunshine Week
Agencies post their 2012 Chief FOIA Officer Reports online
Agencies post their 2012 Chief FOIA Officer Reports online
March 12, 2012
OIP hosts a Department of Justice event commemorating Sunshine Week 2012, as well as the third anniversary of the issuance of Attorney General Holder’s FOIA Guidelines
March 13, 2012
Director Melanie Ann Pustay testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee at a hearing titled “The Freedom of Information Act: Safeguarding Critical Infrastructure Information and the Public’s Right to Know” (Washington, DC) (Testimony | Webcast)
March 14, 2012
Director Melanie Ann Pustay and the Justice Management’s Office of the Chief Information Officer meet with the General Accounting Office to discuss questions about the development and maintenance of FOIA.gov, OIP's most recent IT Working Group meeting, and the Department's FOIA processing and policy guidance (Washington, DC)
March 14, 2012
Training: Introduction to the Freedom of Information Act (Washington, DC)
March 20-23, 2012
Chief of Staff Carmen L. Mallon and an OIP subject matter expert participate in the annual FOIA training of the American Society of Access Professionals (ASAP), and provide lectures on several topical discussions at the conference (New Orleans, LA)
March 21, 2012
Director Melanie Ann Pustay testifies before the House Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform on government transparency. The topic of this hearing involves the use of technology to increase transparency and to better implement the FOIA (Washington, DC) (Testimony | Webcast)
March 21, 2012
Director Melanie Ann Pustay serves as a guest speaker for the Brookings Executive Leadership Program: Women's Leadership Strategies for Success, and speaks on the topic of Communicating Across the Gender Divide (Washington, DC)
March 29, 2012
Director Melanie Ann Pustay meets with a delegation of government officials and journalists from Pakistan participating in a program entitled “Transparency in Government and Fighting Corruption”, as a part of the International Visitor Leadership Program sponsored by the Department of State (Washington, DC)
April 11, 2012
Training: Advanced Freedom of Information Act Seminar (Washington, DC)
April 19, 2012
Director Melanie Ann Pustay invites a senior representative from The Sunshine in Government Initiative to participate in a meeting to discuss ongoing and future FOIA initiatives in order to engage stakeholders for the improvement of FOIA administration and to promote and facilitate collaboration among the requester community and federal agencies (Washington, DC)
April 25, 2012
Workshop: OIP, in conjunction with OGIS, hosts a FOIA Requester Roundtable (Washington, DC) (Open to the Public)
May 7, 2012
A delegation from the Institute of Brazilian Issues, the Center for Latin American Issues, the George Washington University, who are sponsoring an anti-corruption program, meet with Director Melanie Ann Pustay to discuss OIP’s authority, objectives and operations (Washington, DC)
May 8-9, 2012
Training: The Freedom of Information Act for Attorneys and Access Professionals (Washington, DC)
May 16, 2012
OIP’s Counsel for the Initial Request Staff provides topic lectures on FOIA exemptions and on issues regarding requested records to staff at the William J. Clinton Presidential Center as a part of their FOIA training program (Little Rock, AR)
May 23, 2012
Director Melanie Ann Pustay serves as an SES mentor for the Brookings Executive Leadership Program: Women’s Leadership Strategies for Success, and leads a discussion on the topic of Powerful Leadership: Influence and Persuasion (Washington, DC)
May 23, 2012
Chief of Staff Carmen L. Mallon and an OIP subject matter expert participate in the annual FOIA training of the American Society of Access Professionals (ASAP), and provide lectures on several topical discussions at the conference (New Orleans)
May 31, 2012
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement of the Department of Homeland Security holds a FOIA training seminar at its new FOIA office, where OIP's Counsel for the Initial Request Staff provides lectures on the transparency principles outlined in President Obama's FOIA Memorandum and Attorney General Holder's FOIA Guidelines and an Overview of the FOIA, which includes a discussion of the FOIA's procedural requirements and exemptions (Orlando, FL)
June 6, 2012
Training: Freedom of Information Act Administrative Forum (Washington, DC)
June 11, 2012
The Central Intelligence Agency holds a FOIA training seminar for new and experienced officers, where Director Melanie Ann Pustay and OIP subject matter experts provide topical lectures covering all aspects of the FOIA's procedural and legal requirements (Washington, DC)
June 12, 2012
The Department of Labor holds its fourth annual FOIA training conference, where Director Melanie Ann Pustay provides a lecture on discretionary disclosures (Washington, DC)
June 13, 2012
Workshop: OIP hosts a meeting of the FOIA Technology Working Group to discuss the use of information technology tools to improve administration of the FOIA.
June 20, 2012
Training: Director’s Lecture Series (Washington, DC)
June 28, 2012
A delegation of government officials from China meets with Director Melanie Ann Pustay to discuss the FOIA and OIP’s role in its implementation within the Department of Justice and Executive Branch (Washington, DC)
July 17-18, 2012
Training: The Freedom of Information Act for Attorneys and Access Professionals (Washington, DC)
July 18, 2012
Director Melanie Ann Pustay serves as a guest speaker for the Brookings Executive Leadership Program: Women's Leadership Strategies for Success, and speaks on the topic of Strategies for Success (Washington, DC)
July 24, 2012
Training: Director’s Lecture Series (Washington, DC)
July 25, 2012
Workshop: OIP, in conjunction with OGIS, hosts a FOIA Requester Roundtable (Washington, DC) (Open to the Public)
July 26, 2012
Officials from the Office of the Chief Counsel of the Advanced Research Projects Agency, Department of Energy, meet with Director Melanie Ann Pustay and an OIP attorney-advisor to discuss access to its records under FOIA, and the application of Exemption 4.
July 31, 2012
The Federal Highway Administration of the Department of Transportation holds a FOIA training webinar, where OIP subject matter experts provide teaching instruction addressing the proper application of the statutory fee waiver standard to FOIA requests (Washington, DC)
August 1-3, 2012
The American Society of Access Professionals (ASAP) holds its Summer training series, where Chief of Staff Carmen L. Mallon and an OIP subject matter expert provide lectures on multiple topics (Washington, DC)
August 2, 2012
The Federal Highway Administration of the Department of Transportation holds a second FOIA training webinar, where OIP subject matter experts provide teaching instruction addressing the proper application of the statutory fee waiver standard to FOIA requests (Washington, DC)
August 14, 2012
Federal News Radio interviews Director Melanie Ann Pustay to discuss the 2012 Assessment of agency Chief FOIA Officer Reports (Washington, DC)
August 14-15, 2012
August 15, 2012
Training: Director’s Lecture Series (Washington, DC)
August 18-20, 2012
The Carter Center, in conjunction with the Central Compilation and Translation Bureau and the Tsinghua University, holds a series of forums focusing on such topics as “Transparency and State-Owned Enterprises,” the deliberative process privilege, and issues surround the disclosure of internal working documents (Beijing, China)
August 29, 2012
A delegation of journalists from Libya meets with Director Melanie Ann Pustay to discuss the FOIA in the United States (Washington, DC)
September 11, 2012
The Environmental Protection Agency, along with the Department of Commerce, Office of Government Information Services, National Archives and Records Administration, Department of Homeland Security, Department of Transportation and Merit Systems Protection Board, host a joint FOIA training conference, where Director Melanie Ann Pustay provides keynote address focusing on Recent FOIA Decisions and the 2012 Assessment of agency Chief FOIA Officer Reports (Washington, DC)
September 21, 2012
The United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California holds a training conference, where OIP subject matter expert provides a lecture on the Overview of the FOIA (Los Angeles, California)
September 30, 2012
End of Fiscal Year 2012
October 1, 2012
Beginning of Fiscal Year 2013
October 24, 2012
Workshop: OIP, in conjunction with OGIS, hosts a FOIA Requester Roundtable (Washington, DC) (Open to the Public)
November 27-28, 2012
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland Security holds a FOIA training seminar, where OIP subject matter experts provide topical lectures covering all aspects of the FOIA’s procedural and legal requirements, and exemptions (Lee’s Summit, Missouri)
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