Assignment 7B

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) states that any person has the right to request an access to federal agencies records or information. Each federal government agency is required under the Freedom of Information Act to disclose records requested in writing by any person. This is beneficial to citizen because it requires agencies to inform citizens on what is going on, also to make available for public inspection, opinion and statement of policy. It is necessary for government information to be available to the public; an unclassified document should not remain secret since people have the right to access the information in order to improve the culture of transparency. Citizens request records to learn more about their government and government officials. Citizens are concerned about transparency in the government.