IS NIH THE BIGGEST ABUSER OF THE FOIA? A bunch of internal emails obtained by the House Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic make it clear senior NIH officials were coached by none other than NIH FOIA officials on how to evade the transparency law.

Now the House panel has opened an investigation and FOIA/transparency-in- government advocates like US Right to Know and Open The Books are hoping this could be the start of something hugely important. The subcommittee is part of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.