It also evaluates ODNI’s role as an IC-integrator.  ICIG initiated the review after determining that ODNI Information Management Division raised IC FOIA program concerns to its senior governance forum.

The objectives of the assessment were to:

• (U) Assess the effectiveness of each IC element’s efforts to manage FOIA requests;
• (U) Describe the conditions that contribute to inconsistent FOIA release decisions and identify IC elements’ mechanisms to help prevent or lessen the likelihood of inconsistent releases; and
• (U) Describe the conditions that contribute to inconsistent FOIA release decisions across the IC and identify IC-wide mechanisms to help ensure or strengthen consistent release decisions.

The report includes 9 findings with 10 recommendations, 9 observations, and 1 commendable. Full Report