NexGen FOIA Tech Showcase 3.0 — RFI Submitted March 2026

Federal FOIA.
Modernized.

FLAIR  —  FOIA Lifecycle & AI Response Platform

An AI-powered FOIA case management platform built natively on Microsoft Power Platform for Government — deployed within your existing FedRAMP High authorized boundary, no new infrastructure required.

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FedRAMP High Boundary
Microsoft GCC High
Active Federal Procurement
10 RFI Categories Addressed
20
Day Statutory Clock — Automated
~$62
Cost Per FOIA Request Processed
10
RFI Topic Areas — Full Coverage
0
Data Egress from FedRAMP Boundary

The Problem

Federal FOIA programs are
under pressure

Request volumes are rising. Staffing is flat. The 20-day statutory clock doesn't stop. Most agencies are managing FOIA with tools that weren't built for it.

01
Manual, error-prone workflows
Analysts spend 40%+ of their time on administrative tasks — tracking status, drafting acknowledgments, and assembling release packages by hand.
02
Redaction is slow and risky
Manually reviewing documents for PII and applying redactions one page at a time creates bottlenecks — and human error exposes agencies to litigation risk.
03
Annual reporting takes weeks
The DOJ Annual FOIA Report requires data from across the year, assembled manually from multiple systems. Most agencies spend 2–4 weeks on this every February.

Full Coverage

Every FOIA workflow,
in one platform

FLAIR addresses all ten NexGen FOIA Tech Showcase 3.0 topic areas within a single, unified Microsoft ecosystem solution.

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AI-Powered PII Detection & Auto-Redaction AI
Azure AI scans documents and identifies PII with page-level location metadata. Analysts review and approve; the redaction engine applies exemption-code labels automatically.
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Purview eDiscovery Integration UNIQUE
Upon case acceptance, FLAIR auto-creates a Microsoft Purview eDiscovery case — populating case number, description, and external ID in real time. No other Power Platform FOIA tool offers this.
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20-Day Statutory Clock
Color-coded SLA countdown widgets (amber at day 15, red at day 18) with automated escalation notifications and statutory clock pause logic for clarification and fee holds.
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Vaughn Index Builder AUTO
Analysts tag exemptions (b)(1)–(b)(9) and log justification notes. FLAIR auto-populates the Vaughn Index — the litigation defense record that today is built entirely by hand.
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DOJ Annual FOIA Report Builder XML
All ten required DOJ Annual Report sections pre-mapped to live case data. Fields auto-populate; export to DOJ's XML schema for direct FOIA.gov submission. 2–4 weeks reduced to minutes.
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Public Reading Room & Self-Service Portal
Power Pages public portal for 508-compliant document disclosure and proactive release. Authenticated requester portal for submission, status tracking, and secure document delivery.

Why FLAIR

Built different.
For a reason.

Every design decision in FLAIR was made for the federal FOIA environment specifically — not adapted from a commercial tool.

01 —
Single Microsoft Ecosystem
No multi-vendor complexity. No data leaving your FedRAMP boundary. FLAIR deploys within your existing Microsoft 365 Government GCC High tenant — the infrastructure you're already paying for.
→ Zero new infrastructure procurement
02 —
AI Embedded, Not Bolted On
PII detection, exemption recommendation, duplicate detection, and auto-redaction are integrated into the analyst review workflow — not separate tools requiring separate logins and separate data transfers.
→ Human review remains in control
03 —
Native Purview Integration
The only Power Platform FOIA solution with automated Microsoft Purview eDiscovery case generation and litigation hold management — creating a defensible chain of custody from day one.
→ Unique differentiator in the market
04 —
~$62 Per Request
For a mid-size agency processing 1,200 requests per year, FLAIR delivers an all-in platform cost of approximately $62 per request — compared to $85–$120 in fully-loaded manual processing labor.
→ Positive ROI in Year 1
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DOJ Report in Minutes
The Annual FOIA Report builder eliminates the most painful annual compliance task in every FOIA office. Pre-mapped fields, auto-populated data, and XML export for direct FOIA.gov submission.
→ 2–4 weeks reduced to 30 minutes
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ATO-Ready by Design
FLAIR supports agency Authority to Operate processes with SSP documentation, inherited vs. customer-managed controls matrices, data flow diagrams, and configuration baseline documentation.
→ NIST SP 800-53 aligned

Watch

See FLAIR in action.

A short walkthrough of the platform — from intake through redaction to release.

Security & Compliance

Your data never
leaves the boundary.

FLAIR operates exclusively within Microsoft's FedRAMP High authorized boundary. No commercial cloud. No external data transfers. Every byte stays within your GCC High tenant.

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FedRAMP High Authorized Boundary
Microsoft Power Platform for Government (GCC High)
✓
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Microsoft GCC High Deployment
All data at rest and in transit within boundary
✓
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Agency ATO Support
SSP, controls matrix, architecture diagrams provided
✓
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NIST SP 800-53 Aligned
Inherited and customer-managed controls documented
✓

Get Started

See FLAIR in your
agency's environment.

Request a live demonstration tailored to your agency's FOIA workflow. We'll show you exactly how FLAIR deploys within your existing Microsoft 365 Government tenant.

Federal, state, and local agencies  |  We'll respond within one business day  |  Or email directly: laneyingling@yinglinggrp.com