This Independence Day marks the anniversary of another freedom – the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). On July 4, 1966, Lyndon B. Johnson signed FOIA into law. A year later, the act went into effect giving private citizens a “right to know” by providing a streamlined means to request government
AINS is proud to announce the publication of the article “The Role of Automation in FOIA Compliance” by employee and FOIA software expert Cindy Dillow in Information Management Magazine. In the article, Dillow explains how automation technology can improve transparency, efficiency, and record-keeping in FOIA processing. You can read the full
Many and more official organizations are creating twitter accounts and developing groups of followers. Ostensibly, for these official parties the reasoning is to keep citizens apprised of important information. An amusing and oft seen example is the Boston Police with their ‘Injured Officer’ post that has now become somewhat of
Freedom of Information advocates will always encourage citizens to submit requests for information. As champions of transparency, it would be ludicrous to expect otherwise. However, in some instances, they may find themselves on thin ice defending the earnestness of the requester or even the cost to process certain seemingly trivial
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