FOIA b(3) Exemptions

General Services Administration FOIA Exemptions

13.2
Use Rate 		50.0
Total claims 		380
Denials

General Services AdministrationAnnual Reports: '08 |
The General Services Administration used b(3) exemptions to withhold information from FOIA requesters 380 times in 2008-2009.

Category

  • All
  • Other
  • Public Contracts
Statute Description Claims
41 USC 253b(m) Proposals submitted by unsuccessful contract bidders 47.0
FRCP 6(e) Grand Jury Information 3.0

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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