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The Freedom of Information Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1966 to promote government transparency and the free exchange of public information. Under FOIA, any individual can request federal... more +
The Freedom of Information Act is a United States federal statute enacted in 1966 to promote government transparency and the free exchange of public information. Under FOIA, any individual can request federal agency records and enforce that right in a court of law. However, not all agency records can be requested; there are nine exempt categories of information. In addition to the federal law, many states have passed their own freedom of information acts. These acts are often similar but not always identical to the federal version.  less -
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After Investigation Finds ‘Mismanagement’ UT Austin Suspends PI, Repays NSF $1.3M

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Report on Research Compliance 18, no. 10 (October, 2021) - A University of Texas at Austin principal investigator (PI) who, in the words of the National Science Foundation Office of Inspector General (OIG), “generally...more

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OIG Details Missteps by Universities Handling Suspected Misconduct in NSF-Funded Research

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Report on Research Compliance 18, no. 3 (March 2021) - A principal investigator (PI) who was initially accused of one instance of plagiarism noted that he had similarly copied text into two other National Science...more

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