FLRA NEWS
FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY – WASHINGTON, DC 20424
Contact: Eric Prag FLRA.gov FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 771-444-5859 September 29, 2023
The FLRA Updates its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Regulations in Final Rule.
Today, the Federal Labor Relations Authority (the FLRA) adopted a final rule updating the
FLRA’s FOIA regulations. The final rule centralizes the intake and processing of FOIA requests
for records related to work performed by the three-member Authority component, the Office of
General Counsel, and the Federal Service Impasses Panel with the Office of the Solicitor. The
Office of the Inspector General will continue to process FOIA requests for records related to
work performed by the Inspector General’s office.
Due to the decommissioning of FOIAOnline, the current electronic portal for FOIA requests, the
final rule also designates FOIAXpress as the new portal for requests. Beginning October 1,
2023, the FLRA will no longer accept FOIA requests through FOIAOnline.
Instructions on using FOIAXpress will be posted online within the next month. Before
FOIAXpress becomes operational, the final rule also permits requests to be sent by mail, fax, or
email using instructions described here.
For more information on the FLRA’s FOIA program, click here.
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The FLRA administers the labor-management relations program for 2.1 million non-Postal federal
employees worldwide, approximately 1.2 million of whom are represented in 2,200 bargaining
units. It is charged with providing leadership in establishing policies and guidance related to
federal sector labor-management relations and with resolving disputes under, and ensuring
compliance with, the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute.