FOIA Disclosure Center (Advance Access)

The FOIA Disclosure Center provides information on previously released documents. The portal includes a dashboard that highlights Reading Room trends, along with a table displaying information on released documents. Summary cards display the number of documents requested three or more times and the number of recent disclosures.

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Views:

The default view is All View which displays data across all records. You can change the view to one of the following:

• Documents Focus—removes the Reading Room engagement chart. The cards and documents table are displayed.
• Reading Room Focus—displays the engagement chart and documents table. The cards are hidden.

View / Download Trends:

This chart displays user engagement within the Reading Room. By default, it shows engagement across all documents. Selecting a document from the table updates the chart to focus on that specific document and opens its disclosure audit, providing a historical record of post-disclosure activity.

Cards:

• Documents Requested 3+Times—clicking this card filters the document table by Request Count. Federal agencies follow the Rule of Three where documents requested three or more times are made available online. You can follow this rule by monitoring this card and changing the status of hidden documents to public if they meet the Rule of Three. To make a document public, change the Status to Public directly in the table. If necessary, you can also hide documents in the same manner.
• Recent Disclosures—clicking this card filters the table by the Latest Release Time. Documents released within the last 20 days are listed in the table.

Document table:

This table displays information on previously released documents. Fields include:

• Title—usually a .tiff or .pdf file type.
• Status—indicates if the document is publicly accessible or hidden from the public.
• Request Count—the number of times this document has been requested. This might come into play for the Rule of Three, where documents requested three or more times should automatically be made public.
• Time Since Release—shows the hours and days since a document was released.
• Latest Release Time—shows the date and time the document was last released.
• Latest Release By—the person releasing the document.
• Downloads—shows the number of times the document was downloaded in the Reading Room.