LAW PA513 WEEK 5 DISCUSSION FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.docx LAW/PA513 LAW_PA513_WEEK_5_D

LAW PA513 WEEK 5 DISCUSSION FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.docx  LAW/PA513  LAW_PA513_WEEK_5_DISCUSSION_FREEDOM_OF_INFORMATION_ACT  Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to classmates or your faculty member.  Due Thursday  Using the information from this week™s required learning activities, respond to the following in a minimum of 175 words:  ï‚·What is the Freedom of Information Act of 1966 (FOIA)?  ï‚·What is FOIA™s purpose in contrast to the privacy acts (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), Graham-Leach-Bliley, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), etc.)?  ï‚·How does FOIA affect public administration?  ï‚·Do you believe FOIA adequately fulfills its intended purposes? Provide support for your response.  The Freedom of Information Act is an act that ensures that citizens have  access to government records from any federal agency. At the same time, it establishes procedures that a citizen must go through  to be able to have  access to those documents. Federal agencies must disclose the records requested from citizens unless the requested records are protected by one of the nine exemptions or by one of three  special law enforcement record  exclusions.  FOIA's purpose is to make  sure that citizens are informed about  what the government agencies are doing to make  their functions more transparent and make  them accountable for their actions. FERPA and HIPAA's purpose is to protect  citizens from unau