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Automating Government Workflows, starting with FOIA
GovGuard is building AI agents that automate government workflows, starting with FOIA requests. Today, public records teams still spend hours searching for responsive records and applying redactions. Many offices still redact sensitive information line by line with a sharpie. Local governments spend billions processing these requests, and if a city misses a legal deadline, it can be sued for failing to comply with public records law.
GovGuard is an AI infrastructure solution for government agencies that automates FOIA workflows, including searching archives, redacting PII, and drafting statutory response letters. It aims to accelerate FOIA response times and reduce legal costs by integrating with existing municipal systems.
GovGuard connects to a government entity’s archives and standard platforms (e.g., Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Dropbox, Zoom) to surface responsive records in seconds. It automatically flags and redacts PII and sensitive material, and drafts statutory response letters for the City Clerk. It supports early case assessment to estimate litigation risk and potential costs, and provides a centralized, searchable archive with secure data handling and deployment across the organization.
Who it’s for: Municipalities and government agencies handling FOIA requests, including city clerks and city attorneys.
Mentions YC backing, enterprise deployment, and municipal traction
CEO/Founder @ GovGuard Prev Founder @ BoardWatch & UIUC CS Masters
AI agents for FOIA and public records
GovGuard uses AI agents to automate public records request processing for local governments by searching archived records, identifying sensitive information for redaction, and preparing response letters.
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