PoliScio Analytics

What PoliScio Analytics does

PoliScio Analytics LLC is a Washington, DC-based data and analytics firm founded in 2023 by journalist John A. Jenkins (founder of Law Street Media and former president of CQ Press) and attorney Randy E. Miller (former Hogan Lovells partner and White House trade lawyer). The company operates FOIAengine, a proprietary online database that aggregates, normalizes, and indexes Freedom of Information Act requests submitted to 41 U.S. federal departments and agencies. FOIAengine transforms heterogeneous agency FOIA logs into a single searchable dataset, tracks requesters, agencies, and subjects, and supports keyword-based monitoring. As of January 2025, the platform had logged 45,720 federal FOIA requests over the trailing 12 months, with data ingestion accelerating sharply in 2025.

The company's product suite comprises the core FOIAengine database (sold via retail self-serve subscriptions and enterprise contracts), FOIAengine Alerts (a daily email notification service for keyword-matched requests), the FOIAengine Data Feed (programmatic access to FOIA records), and Custom FOIA Services (a professional services offering for organizations requiring end-to-end request design, submission, and follow-up). The company positions itself as the only comprehensive FOIA archive following the shutdown of FOIAonline.gov, and recently repositioned its value proposition around regulatory research demand following the 2024 Chevron deference ruling.

PoliScio generates revenue through recurring subscriptions (both self-serve retail and contract-based enterprise), data feed monetization, and bespoke FOIA services. Go-to-market combines a product-led freemium trial motion, community-led distribution via a partnership with Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE), content marketing through LawStreetMedia.com and earned media (Politico, FOIAAdvisor), and direct enterprise sales. The company serves financial institutions (Point72, ExodusPoint), law firms (Kelley Drye, Bernstein Litowitz, Morgan & Morgan), news media (WSJ, Reuters, Bloomberg, Washington Post), corporations, non-profits, and political organizations. Operations are run by a small team of approximately five people out of the company's Washington, DC headquarters.

Name

PoliScio Analytics

Legal name

PoliScio Analytics LLC

Website

https://poliscio.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

PoliScio Analytics operates FOIAengine, a proprietary subscription database that aggregates and indexes U.S. federal FOIA requests across 41 agencies, serving financial institutions, law firms, news media, and corporations with competitive intelligence and regulatory research tools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regulatory Intelligence and FOIA Tracking Software

NAICS

Web Search Portals, Libraries, Archives, and Other Information Services (519)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Communications, Transparency & Open Government (BPAIAAAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Recordkeeping, Archiving & Audit Trail (WORM/SEC 17a-4) (FSAFAOAK)

Keywords

• FOIA request tracking
• Government data analytics
• Regulatory intelligence
• Investigative research database
• FOIA request monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. FOIAengine Subscriptions: Subscription-based access to FOIAengine database with retail subscription users billed starting on account creation day. Enterprise subscriptions governed by individual contracts. Auto-renewal available with opt-out option.
2. Custom FOIA Services: Professional Freedom of Information Act services for organizations requiring reliable insight into government activity. Services include request design, submission, active follow-up, clarifications, correspondence management, and response organization. Structured as defined research engagements or ongoing advisory relationships.
3. Data Feed Products: FOIAengine available as a data feed product in addition to the searchable database subscription, allowing clients to integrate FOIA data into their own systems.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

PoliScio Analytics operates FOIAengine, a proprietary searchable database that aggregates, normalizes, and indexes U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests submitted to 41 federal departments and agencies. The platform serves financial firms, news media, law firms, corporations, non-profits, and government entities by providing competitive intelligence on regulatory investigations, litigation activity, and government records before they become public, supplemented by daily email alerts, a programmatic data feed, and professional FOIA request services.

Product overview

PoliScio Analytics offers FOIAengine as its primary product, a web-based searchable database of U.S. Freedom of Information Act requests. The platform provides real-time tracking of FOIA activity across 41 federal agencies, organized and indexed for research purposes. The product suite includes FOIAengine (core database), FOIAengine Alerts (daily email notifications based on keyword matching), and FOIAengine Data Feed (programmatic data access), alongside professional Custom FOIA Services for organizations requiring dedicated request management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FOIAengine: A comprehensive and continually updated searchable database of U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests submitted to federal departments and agencies by law firms, corporations, news media, political organizations, research firms, financial institutions, and non-profits.
• FOIAengine Alerts

Products and services

• FOIAengine A searchable competitive-intelligence database that tracks and organizes U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests submitted by financial firms, news media, law firms, corporations, non-profits, and other organizations across 41 federal departments and agencies, providing normalized cross-agency data for research and analysis.
• FOIAengine Alerts Daily email notification service that sends subscribers information about newly-added FOIA requests matching their personal keywords each morning. Both subscribers and non-subscribers enjoy unlimited search terms and can monitor unlimited keywords.
• Custom FOIA Services Professional Freedom of Information Act services for organizations requiring reliable insight into government activity, including request design and scoping, submission and active follow-up, clarifications and correspondence management, and status updates and organization of responses. Structured as defined research engagements or ongoing advisory relationships.
• FOIAengine Data Feed A data feed offering of the FOIAengine database that provides programmatic access to FOIA request records for subscribers who require automated integration of FOIA data into their own internal systems.

Quantifiable outcome

• 45,720 federal FOIA requests tracked in past 12 months (as of January 2025)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• NCISSminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 October 2024FOIAengine partnered with NCISS (National Center for Investigative Security Studies) to improve investigative services. The partnership aims to enhance investigative capabilities through improved access to FOIA data.
• Investigative Reporters and Editors (IRE)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 23 April 2024Partnership provides free FOIAengine access to all professional IRE members worldwide. IRE is the world's oldest and largest association of investigative journalists. Following the federal government's shutdown of FOIAonline.gov, FOIAengine is positioned as the most comprehensive FOIA archive for investigative reporters. PoliScio Analytics is proud to partner with IRE to provide valuable content to investigative reporters worldwide.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Bloomberg Law: Bloomberg Law offers legal, regulatory, and government-investigation intelligence to law firms and financial institutions. It overlaps with PoliScio's enterprise buyer base but competes as a comprehensive incumbent platform rather than a FOIA specialist.
• LexisNexis: LexisNexis provides broad legal, regulatory, and public-records data products used by law firms and financial institutions. It overlaps with PoliScio on regulatory intelligence but as part of a much wider portfolio rather than a FOIA-focused niche.
• CQ Roll Call: CQ Roll Call provides deep policy, legislative, and government tracking content used by congressional, legal, and corporate affairs professionals. It serves adjacent intelligence needs for organizations that use PoliScio to monitor federal activity.

Direct peers

• Sunlight Foundation: Sunlight Foundation builds tools and datasets promoting government transparency and accountability. It overlaps with PoliScio's mission of making government information more accessible and its journalism/policy customer segments.
• Docket Alarm: Docket Alarm offers tracking of federal court dockets and regulatory filings, and is publicly referenced alongside FOIAengine in market commentary. It serves the same regulatory-intelligence buyer (law firms, financial professionals) monitoring government activity.
• MuckRock: MuckRock is a direct competitor operating a FOIA request platform and a large archive of filed and processed FOIA requests. It overlaps with PoliScio on serving journalists, researchers, and accountability users accessing government records.
• DocumentCloud: DocumentCloud (an MLE-affiliated project) provides a platform for journalists to store, search, and analyze primary documents, including FOIA-derived records. It overlaps with PoliScio on document-level FOIA workflows used by newsrooms.

Emerging players

• GovTrack: GovTrack tracks U.S. federal legislative and regulatory activity and serves civic, journalistic, and policy audiences. While focused on legislation rather than FOIA requests, it competes for the same transparency and government-accountability user base.
• MapLight: MapLight investigates the influence of money and lobbying on politics and publishes open data on campaign finance and government. It overlaps with PoliScio's accountability and transparency use cases for journalists, advocates, and researchers.
• Free Law Project / CourtListener: Free Law Project operates CourtListener and RECAP, providing open access to federal court records and dockets. It is comparable to PoliScio as an open-government data platform used by journalists, researchers, and legal professionals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/poliscio-analytics

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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