NARA announces new FOIA ombudsman.

• Position: GOVERNMENT RECORDS

Alina Semo, the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration's (NARA) director of litigation in the Office of General Counsel, has been tapped as the new director of the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS), which oversees Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) activities across government.

OGIS was created under the OPEN Government Act of 2007 to serve as an ombudsman between FOIA requesters and federal agencies. The OGIS director's responsibilities include leading the FOIA Advisory Committee, providing policy guidance for agencies, ensuring open government law compliance, and mediating disputes between requesters and agencies, according to FCW.com.

FCW.com said Semo brings 25 years of federal litigation experience to the role. As NARA's director of litigation, she provided legal advice to agencies, helped revise NARA's FOIA regulations, and...