From classified documents to artistic censorship and bogus election audits, the 2023 Foilies Awards recognize the worst in U.S. government transparency

The Foilies 2023: Recognizing the Worst in Government Transparency

The Foilies are annual tongue-in-cheek “awards” for agencies that respond outrageously to requests for documents and public records.

From classified documents to artistic censorship and bogus election audits, the 2023 Foilies Awards recognize the worst in U.S. government transparency

Foiled Again It seems like, these days, everyone is finding classified documents in places that they shouldn't be: their homes, their offices, their storage lockers, their garages, their guitar cases, between the cracks of their couches, under some withered celery in the vegetable drawer ... OK, we're exaggerating—but it is getting ridiculous…