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Zinke puts solicitor in charge of FOIA oversight

Published: Tuesday, December 11, 2018

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke last month quietly shifted oversight of Freedom of Information Act requests to his department's top attorney — a post to which President Trump has yet to nominate an appointee — citing a "dramatic increase" in litigation and demands during his tenure.

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Zinke puts solicitor in charge of FOIA oversight

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