Like most businesses, many government agencies and organizations do a lot of their communication through email correspondence. As agencies are steering away from stacks of paper and toward digital file systems there is still some work to be done on the policies that affect these documents. That brings
Over the past decade, technology has reshaped the FOIA industry, affecting everything from the format of documents to the means by which those documents are reviewed and where documents are stored. Adapting processes to utilize technological advancements has enabled FOIA compliant agencies and offices to decrease response times and increase
When you get a group of seasoned FOIA processors, analysts, specialists, or subject matter experts together, the topic of conversation will eventually arrive at ‘how it used to be.’ It is the inevitable progression of the FOIA conversation to eventually discuss what it is was like before technology took over
On December 18th, AINS held a luncheon ceremony to present employees at the Department of Housing and Urban Development with their awards for winning the “Public Sector” 2013 Global Award for Excellence in Adaptive Case Management (ACM) sponsored by the Workflow Management Coalition. HUD won the award for its
Last year, a ruling by U.S. Judge Shira A. Scheindlin of New York emphasized the need for electronic discovery practices to be increasingly incorporated into the FOIA process. The suit was brought by the National Day Laborer Organization Network against the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency because although the government conducted searches –
AINS, Inc., held its 2012 FOIAXpress Users Group Conference in downtown Washington D.C. FOIAXpress is a software system produced by AINS, Inc. that automates compliance with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act. Over 200 government FOIA professionals from over 50 government agencies attended the FOIAXpess conference which
Recently, there has been a lot of hype surrounding EPA’s proposed FOIA portal, but with little apparent critical analysis of the as-yet-to-be developed solution. What are the facts? What do we really know? First of all, the EPA is spending taxpayer dollars to develop software that is already available in the
AINS sponsored and exhibited at the fifth annual American Society of Access Professionals (ASAP) national training conference last week in New Orleans. ASAP is a professional and educational society dedicated to advancing awareness of government information issues and educating access professionals on industry best practices. ASAP membership primarily comprises federal information
