The case of potentially millions of missing White House e-mails has illuminated the broader lack of a federal electronic recordkeeping system. House Democrats have introduced legislation that would get the National Archives and Records Administration to set a standard for capturing and preserving e-mails across the federal government. The ...

When Hillary Clinton was first lady, when did she have lunch with Vernon Jordan?  When did she gave a speech before a Democratic fundraiser?  The Wall Street Journal reports that the public may now know the answers to such burning questions, with the National ...

In 2007, President Bush signed a law requiring federal agencies to respond to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests within 20 days or refer disputed requests to an ombudsman.  The measure was an apparent breath of fresh air for journalists and public interest organizations eager to investigate government performance.  Now ...