Revealed: The 95 FOIA Requests Flagged for Pentagon Approval
by Jason Leopold | Freedom of the Press Foundation
A few weeks ago, the nonpartisan organization Cause of Action posted a story on its website about a secret Pentagon policy that calls for certain Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests that may generate media attention to first be approved by the Pentagon.
Naturally, I was eager to find out what FOIA requests analysts believed would be of interest to the Pentagon. So, I filed a FOIA for a copy of the list of those FOIAs.
On Friday, the Office of Secretary of Defense/Joint Staff sent me the list. It makes for interesting reading...