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FOIA Software
Meet the 20-Day FOIA Deadline
The requests keep coming, the footage keeps growing, and the clock still says twenty business days. FOIA Compliance finds the responsive records, redacts exactly what the exemptions require, and releases on time, with a trail that survives appeal.
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The FOIA workflow
Trusted where the stakes are high
How It Works
From request to release
Centralize the responsive records
Documents, video, audio, and images gathered into one repository, searchable across metadata and content.
Redact with the law attached
AI detects exempt material across every format; each redaction carries its FOIA exemption code, 1 through 9.
Release with the paperwork done
Privilege logs generate automatically, originals stay preserved, and the full trail stands ready for challenge.
What You Get
What the deadline looks like with help
Every redaction stands on the statute
No more generic black boxes: each redaction is mapped to exemption codes 1 through 9 and shown on the output, so requesters see the legal basis, not a mystery.
Oversight answered without exposure
When DOJ adjudicators review your withholdings, transparent redaction mode shows them what sits beneath each redaction, without releasing it.
Privilege logs that write themselves
Every withheld item is logged with its exemption basis and reviewing officer as you work, so the log exists the moment the response ships.
A month of requests, one overnight queue
Video, audio, images, documents, and PDFs processed together in bulk, tested past a million recordings, so volume is a queue, not a crisis.
Originals no one can accuse you of touching
Disclosure copies carry the redactions; the source records stay intact and in custody, which is the answer to every spoliation argument.
Ready for the appeal before it is filed
Chain-of-custody audit from request intake to release means the challenge letter gets a documented answer, not a scramble.
Who It's For
Built for the offices that answer the requests
Federal FOIA offices, agency records managers, and DOJ-adjudicated programs use this workflow when request volume outruns headcount. Law enforcement agencies answering FOIA requests for body cam and dash cam footage get bulk video redaction; agencies with decades of paper records get OCR and search that finds responsive material wherever it hides. State and local agencies working under their own open records laws run the same workflow through public records request software tuned to state statutes.
FAQ
FOIA software, asked and answered
What is FOIA software?
Software that runs the request-to-release workflow: locate responsive records, review and redact exempt material, apply exemption codes, and release with an audit trail, fast enough to meet the 20-business-day FOIA deadline.
How are FOIA exemptions handled?
Every redaction is mapped to its statutory basis under exemption codes 1 through 9 and shown on the output without exposing the content beneath. Privilege logs are generated as you work, listing each withheld item with its basis and reviewing officer.
Can it redact body cam and CCTV video for FOIA requests?
Yes. Bulk redaction runs across video, audio, images, documents, and PDFs together, tested past a million recordings, so a request touching hundreds of hours of footage is a queue, not a crisis.
Do redactions alter the original records?
No. Disclosure copies carry the redactions while the source records stay intact and in custody. Transparent redaction mode lets adjudicators review what sits under each redaction during oversight, and the audit trail survives appeal.
What about state open records laws?
CPRA, FOIL, OPRA, and other state statutes have their own exemption schemes and deadlines. The Public Records & Transparency solution applies state-specific exemption codes to the same workflow.
Bring a backlogged request
Send a representative request. We will run locate, redact, and release end to end and show you the privilege log.