Given the wide range of FOIA activities that take place every year, this calendar is provided to highlight events of interest and to track key deadlines for federal agencies. Here you will find deadlines for the preparation and submission of agency Annual FOIA Reports and Chief FOIA Officer Reports, as well as important dates relating to FOIA training, workshops, and conferences, and events attended by OIP personnel. This calendar is presented both chronologically, by month, and topically.
For previous events and dates from OIP, please visit our past events page.
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September 30, 2012
End of Fiscal Year 2012
October 1, 2012
Start of Fiscal Year 2013
October 15, 2012
Refresher Training Session for Agencies on FY 12 Annual FOIA Reports and 2013 Chief FOIA Officer Reports (Washington, DC)
Annual Report Training Presentation Slides
By December 7, 2012
Agencies submit their FY 12 Annual FOIA Reports to OIP for review
October 15, 2012
Refresher Training Session for Agencies on FY 12 Annual FOIA Reports and 2013 Chief FOIA Officer Reports (Washington, DC)
Chief FOIA Officer Report Training Presentation Slides
By February 4, 2013
Agencies submit their Chief FOIA Officer Reports to OIP for review
By March 11, 2013
Agencies post their 2013 Chief FOIA Officer Reports online
July 24, 2013
Workshop: OIP, in conjunction with OGIS, hosts a FOIA Requester Roundtable (Washington, DC) (Open to the Public)
July 16-17, 2013
Training: The Freedom of Information Act for Attorneys and Access Professionals (Washington, DC)
June 5, 2013
Training: Freedom of Information Act Administrative Forum (Washington, DC)
May 7-8, 2013
Training: The Freedom of Information Act for Attorneys and Access Professionals (Washington, DC)
April 24, 2013
Workshop: OIP, in conjunction with OGIS, hosts a FOIA Requester Roundtable (Washington, DC) (Open to the Public)
April 10, 2013
Training: Advanced Freedom of Information Act Seminar (Washington, DC)
March 20, 2013
Training: Introduction to the Freedom of Information Act (Washington, DC)
February 26-27, 2013
Training: The Freedom of Information Act for Attorneys and Access Professionals (Washington, DC)
February 21, 2013
Conference: Exploring the Benefits of Leveraging Digital Tools for FOIA Administration (Washington, DC)
February 19, 2013
January 22, 2013
Workshop: OIP, in conjunction with OGIS, hosts a FOIA Requester Roundtable on the topic of FOIA Libraries: Maximizing Usefulness from the Requester Standpoint (Washington, DC) (Open to the Public)
March 21, 2013
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau hosts a Sunshine Week event where OIP Director Melanie Ann Pustay provides a keynote address on the value of transparency and the significance of the Freedom of information Act (Washington, DC)
March 11-15, 2013
Sunshine Week
January 31, 2013
A delegation of officials from Ethiopia, sponsored by the Department of State's International Visitor Leadership Program and visiting the U.S. to examine the interaction between government officials and the media to gain a better understanding of how this interaction contributes to greater transparency and communication, meets with OIP Chief of Staff Carmen L. Mallon to discuss the Freedom of Information Act and transparency in the United States (Washington, DC)
January 23, 2013
The Brookings Executive Leadership Program holds a seminar in the organization’s continuing Women’s Leadership Strategies for Success series, where Director Melanie Ann Pustay leads a discussion on the topic of leadership principles (Washington, DC)
January 10, 2013
A delegation of journalists from Libya, sponsored by the Meridian International Center on behalf of the Department of State as a part of its International Visitor Leadership Program and on the topic of Journalism in Transitional countries, meets with Director Melanie Ann Pustay to discuss the Freedom of Information Act in the United States, as well as the procedures and metrics that OIP utilizes to ensure compliance with the FOIA (Washington, DC)
January 9, 2013
The Government Information Specialist Job Series Working Group, with OIP Chief of Staff Carmen L. Mallon and the Chief of OIP’s Initial Request Staff serving as representatives, meets to discuss the implementation of the newly created occupational series, Government Information Series, GS-0306 (Washington, DC)
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Melanie Ann Pustay |
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Office of Information Policy |
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