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Freedom of Information Act Access to Documents of Private Contractors Doing the Public's Business
Federal and state open-record laws can be useful tools for accessing records of contractors performing traditional government functions as a result of the trend toward privatization of government services. Litigators can use the Freedom of Information Act as a tool to obtain government records from private contractors fulfilling government functions.
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