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The Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) is a federal agency that was authorized by the OPEN Government Act of 2007 and that began operation in 2009. It is housed in the National Archives and Records Administration. Its primary mission is to help persons or groups who have filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request and are not satisfied with the response of the agency. OGIS also has broad responsibilities in recommending changes to FOIA and reviewing the FOIA policies, procedures and compliance of Federal agencies.

FOIA requests are made to the government agency that holds the desired documents. If the request is denied, one has a right to appeal to the agency. Prior to the establishment of OGIS, a requester who lost an appeal could either drop the matter or file a lawsuit. OGIS was set up to provide a neutral party who could help the agency and requester reach an accommodation. Since 2009, OGIS has assisted over ___ requesters who felt that they were entitled to more data than the agency was willing to release, were frustrated by some elements of the process or who simply needed information in how to understand the process and submit a request. In this latter role, OGIS serves as the FOIA Ombudsman, acting as a confidential and informal information resource, communications channel, complaint-handler, and dispute-resolver.