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Data on Privacy Act and Freedom of Information Act Provided by Federal Law Enforcement Agencies

LCD-78-119 Published: Jun 16, 1978. Publicly Released: Jun 16, 1978.
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In response to a congressional inquiry, information was obtained about 13 federal agencies' implementation of the Freedom of Information Act and the Privacy Act. Since few agencies maintained detailed records on the cost of implementing the two acts or the types of requesters, this information was generally provided by some combination of facts, estimates, and projections, and the accuracy of the information received was not verified.

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