By: The AINS Team Overview Contracting Officer Representatives (CORs), and their teams have several federal requirements to ensure contracts meet commitments, provide timely deliverables, and remain properly maintained under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Having a single unified system centralizes access to contract files, including situations where field decisions require quick
By: The AINS Team In September 2021, the Quebec Commission on Access to Information (CAI) welcomed Bill 64, which focuses on amending individual privacy laws for consent, data protection, notice, and individual rights. With several key changes to the Private Sector Act, Canadian access professionals are anticipating a ripple effect
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to Add FOIAXpress® Online Payment Connector to Public Access Link (PAL) Portal AINS Payment Gateway Enables First U.S. Federal Agency to Collect Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request Fees via Secure, Online Payment Solution AINS would like to announce the United States Department of Treasury, Office
The federal government of Canada is using students and temp workers to help overwhelmed ATIP offices dig through surges in Access to Information requests. Canada ATIP offices have experienced a 28% increase in ATIP requests from 2012 to 2013 – up to a total of 55,145 requests in
Next week marks the start of Right to Know Week in many countries across the globe. The very first Right to Know Day was held in 2002 after a FOI coalition meeting in Bulgaria. Since then, Right to Know Day has served as a reminder of the importance
Government travel costs are hitting the news again as Bloomberg News reports this week that “only about half [of the 57 major federal agencies] provided the records and costs” required under the Freedom of Information Act when Bloomberg News filed requests for the out-of-town travel records for fiscal year 2011 for
FOIA.gov is now linking directly to department and agency online FOIA forms and FOIA portals (where available), including PAL Web Portal installations! AINS PAL Web Portal is a public-facing web portal that complements AINS FOI Tools – FOIAXpress & ATIPXpress – by providing efficient and secure communication between citizens and agencies. PAL also
As the first month for hospitals and health networks to comply with Ontario’s Freedom of Information & Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA) comes to an end, there have been many publications from various outlets regarding the release of information and how health organizations are complying. It isn’t a surprise to
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