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Information Today
March 31, 2015
Barbie E. Keiser
Sunshine Week 2015: Open Government Is Good Government "Sunshine Week is a national initiative to promote a dialogue about the importance of open government and freedom of information," according to the event's About page. mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Today
December 9, 2014
George H. Pike
FOIA Reform Gets Key Senate Endorsement The Senate's FOIA Improvement Act of 2014 (and the House's similar bill) seeks to move the administration's "presumption of openness" from mere encouragement to federal law. mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Today
October 18, 2012
New FOIAonline Platform Launched The National Archives and Records Administration, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the U.S. Department of Commerce have partnered to develop an online system aimed at expanding public access to information requested under the Freedom of Information Act mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
June 2009
D'Agostino & Belofsky
FOIA: Protect Your Competitive Information Learn how to protect proprietary knowledge in your company against Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Today
March 28, 2013
Barbie E. Keiser
Transparency in Government During Sunshine Week 2013 Congress was the focal point of two events during Sunshine Week 2013 (March 10-16). On March 12, the Congressional Transparency Caucus hosted an event examining recent progress concerning the Freedom of Information Act reform. mark for My Articles similar articles
Searcher
January 2006
Laura Gordon-Murnane
Shhh!!: Keeping Current on Government Secrecy Here is a list of Web sites, blogs, listservs, and newsletters that could help clients needing access to government documents but who might experience difficulty locating that information. mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Today
August 19, 2014
Nancy K. Herther
Revising FOIA for Improved Access to Government Information Last year, Congress introduced a bill that is now known as the FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act of 2014. This law would allow for easier information requests and faster receipt. mark for My Articles similar articles
Reason
October 2002
Jeffrey Benner
Closing the Books Some kind of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) exemption will almost certainly become law. Regardless of the exemption's final scope, it will be only the latest offensive in the Bush administration's sustained assault on transparency in government. mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Today
February 2, 2005
Richard Poynder
Tug of War The U.K. has finally got its own Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), bringing the number of countries with FOI legislation to 59. Are we entering a new era of open government, or will the current spate of legislation prove to be a false dawn? mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
January 26, 2009
Rich Smith
Fox Guards Our Financial Henhouse Filing Freedom of Information Act requests with the Federal government, Fox Business Networks demands to know the answers to questions about stimulus and bailout money. mark for My Articles similar articles
Reason
July 2009
Transparency Failure National security or secure lobbying? mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Today
February 3, 2015
George H. Pike
New U.S. Laws Impact Information Gathering and Security Congress has not been the only branch of government acting in ways that could impact the information industry. The Supreme Court is continuing its recent trend of increased attention to patent and copyright issues. mark for My Articles similar articles
Searcher
May 2003
Miriam Drake
Government Doublethink: Protection or Supression in Information This article deals with government information activities after September 11, 2001 and covers regulations and actions related to government withholding, suppressing, and altering information. mark for My Articles similar articles
Geotimes
November 2004
Naomi Lubick
Restricting Satellite Data Access A proposal to restrict access to high-resolution remote-sensing data has led to a bit of confusion. mark for My Articles similar articles
Information Today
May 23, 2011
Groups Support Congressionally Mandated Reports Act The Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act requires that any report required by statute to be issued to Congress and releasable under the Freedom of Information Act be posted on a website managed by the US Government Printing Office. The reports would be available no la mark for My Articles similar articles
Reason
September 2004
Matt Welch
Watergate Blowback Watergate taught millions of Americans about the dangers of government operating without sunshine. But Bush administration officials, especially those who lived through the scandal, learned an altogether different lesson -- that checks and balances can be distractions and handcuffs. mark for My Articles similar articles
CIO
February 1, 2003
Sarah D. Scalet
New FOIA Rules For years, the government has sought the private sector's help in protecting the nation's critical infrastructure. In response, corporate executives have sought assurance that information they shared with the government would not be subject to the Freedom of Information Act. Now they have it. mark for My Articles similar articles
National Defense
April 2012
McGrath & Jack
Publicly Available Information Should Be Promptly Reviewed As of Jan. 3, contractors have seven calendar days to review information after it is posted in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System and object to its public release if a Freedom of Information Act exemption applies. mark for My Articles similar articles