FARA Database Online... Soon

Kevin Bogardus reports in The Hill that the online version of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) database is expected to go online soon:

"The Department of Justice database is an exhaustive list of lobbyists representing foreign governments and politicians. For the online project, over 80,000 documents detailing contracts, meetings with public officials, and public-relations campaigns will be put on the Internet. Previously, that information was available only in Justice’s dusty public reading room at 1400 New York Ave."

Rep. Jean Schmidt (R-OH) expressed concern that the project is behind schedule, but DOJ officials said they want to clear up concerns about privacy before the database goes live.

Thanks to Library Stuff for blogging about this story.