
‘Abundance of caution:’ USTDA removes reports in response to Trump administration policies
MuckRock requested internal communications regarding the U.S. Trade and Development Agency’s removal of federal reports.

As Virginia police reforms take hold, decertifications jump
After decades when few law enforcement officers in Virginia lost the right to serve in sworn positions, recent reforms have brought dramatic increases in decertifications

Release Notes: Two-factor authentication and join organizations automatically
Over the last few weeks we have worked on the first piece of a larger project to overhaul MuckRock Accounts.

TSA complaint data disappeared. Here’s where you can still find it.
Public data is disappearing—but anyone can help preserve it. Groups like the Data Rescue Project and the Data Liberation Project are racing to preserve public interest datasets and they need all kinds of support.

We’re tracking anti-trans federal action. Here’s how you can help.
Almost two months into the Trans Journalists Association and MuckRock’s partnership to document the impact of anti-trans federal action, we’ve filed 191 requests — more than doubling last month.
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FOIA 101: Tips and Tricks to Make You a Transparency Master
★ FeaturedWhether it's your first request or your first request *today,* it never hurts to go over the basics. MuckRock's compiled a lot of FOIA advice over the years, and with this project, it's all in one place. -
FOIAFriday: A community podcast about all things FOIA and public records
★ FeaturedWe gather once a month to share updates on public records laws and rulings, techniques, tricks and insider tips from fellow requesters. -
Data Liberation Project: Liberating public data for the public good
★ FeaturedThe Data Liberation Project is an initiative to identify, obtain, reformat, clean, document, publish, and disseminate government datasets of public interest. -
Get the most out of DocumentCloud
★ FeaturedDo you want to know how to better use DocumentCloud? Have a question about using or building Add-Ons? Working on a project that uses DocumentCloud embeds?