FOIA Request to United States Military Academy regarding State University Employee Compensation Data, FY 2025 on November 4, 2025.
Empire State Today has submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the United States Military Academy. The request seeks detailed records concerning employee compensation for all individuals employed by the university during Fiscal Year 2025. This request was made under the New York Freedom of Information Law, N.Y. Pub. Off. Law sec. 84 et seq., and it is preferred that the information be provided in an electronic format.
The specific data fields requested include employee name, gender (if recorded), age or year of birth (if not exempt), date of birth (if not exempt or limited to month/year), employer name, title or position, hire date, compensation amount (including base pay and any additional pay), compensation type (such as salary, hourly, stipend, bonus), and employment type (full-time or part-time).
As members of Empire State Today, we emphasize our role in gathering and reporting news to the public as a media organization committed to transparency and accountability in public institutions. We have also requested a fee waiver based on our status as media professionals.
The requestor is affiliated with The Coalition Opposing Governmental Secrecy, a non-profit organization dedicated to assisting media companies and advocacy groups in investigating governmental agencies through Freedom of Information and Sunshine Laws. More information about this coalition can be found at https://stopsecrecy.org/about/.
Our team will continue to keep you updated as we gather and report news related to this request and other matters of public interest. Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need further clarification regarding this matter.
