Terms Used In 48 CFR Part 724 - Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information

• Freedom of Information Act: A federal law that mandates that all the records created and kept by federal agencies in the executive branch of government must be open for public inspection and copying. The only exceptions are those records that fall into one of nine exempted categories listed in the statute. ^{Source: OCC}
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.