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A just-released survey by the National Security Archive found that only 1 in 5 federal agencies meets congressionally mandated requirements for online information access.  There&#8217;s hope, though: A new bill is making its way through the House of Representatives, with bipartisan backing, that would strengthen the FOIA, one of a host of open government measures being looked at by the new Congress.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/font><font size=\"2\">Here&#8217;s an online guide to getting what the government&#8217;s got:<\/font> <\/p>\n<ul class=\"generalText\">\n<li class=\"generalText\"><font size=\"2\">The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press has an easy-to-use <a target=\"new\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rcfp.org\/foi_letter\/generate.php\">FOI letter generator<\/a>, for general requests under the Freedom of Information Act.<\/font><\/li>\n<li class=\"generalText\"><font size=\"2\">For an individual&#8217;s files, people should make requests under the Privacy Act. 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