The U.S. Government Archives describes FOIA as follows:

The Freedom of Information Act, or FOIA (5 U.S.C. 552, as amended), generally provides any person with the statutory right, enforceable in court, to obtain access to government information in executive branch agency records. This right to access is limited when such information is protected from disclosure by one of FOIA’s nine statutory exemptions.

What WHIPP does

At the Whistleblower Protection Project, FOIA is just one of several mechanisms we use to ensure that concerned citizens of all livelihoods, walks of life, and interests are informed of government policies, communications, and actions that may be wasting resources and bringing harm to the citizens our Federal Departments and Agencies are here to serve and protect.

Get our help

We will use FOIA to the greatest extent of the law to expose government abuse and corruption wherever it exists. For more information on FOIA, or if you believe you have a credible FOIA request subject, please contact us, privately and anonymously, here: