FOIA b(3) Exemptions

Dept. of Education FOIA Exemptions

0.9
Use Rate 		19.0
Total claims 		2,021
Denials

Dept. of Education Annual Reports: '08 |
The Dept. of Education used b(3) exemptions to withhold information from FOIA requesters 2,021 times in 2008-2009.

Category

  • All
  • Government Organization and Employees
  • Public Contracts
Statute Description Claims
41 USC 253b(m) Proposals submitted by unsuccessful contract bidders 10.0
5 USC 574(j) Dispute Resolution Communication 6.0
5 USC App 105 Financial Disclosure Information 2.0
5 USC App 107(a)(2) Financial disclosure information pertaining to certain government employees 1.0

About This Project

This project uses data compiled by the Sunshine in Government initiative, a coalition of journalism and transparency groups. SGI compiled data from federal agency annual FOIA reports to track how often b(3) exemptions were used. SGI also standardized the exemptions since some agencies used slightly different citations of the same laws. In some cases, agencies listed general laws without specifying a section under which information was withheld. This project does not include information from agencies that use no b(3) exemptions in 2008 or 2009. ProPublica compiled information about FOIA denials.

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