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SEC FOIA loophole tightens
Legislation has been introduced in the Senate that would strike a section of the recently enacted financial regulation law that exempted the Securities and Exchange Commission from the Freedom of Information Act. On the Money blogger Silla Brush explains.
Tags: Federal Drive , SEC , The Hill , On the Money , Silla Brush
FOIA Information
Tags: tech , mngt , FBI , National Security Archives , David Hardy
DHS Evading FOIA Process or not?
The Associated Press says it's obtained a thousand emails showing DHS sent FOIA requests to senior political advisers who turned scoured them for information about the requesters and delaying disclosures deemed too politically sensitive. DHS spokesman Sean Smith says, they were just giving senior leadership visibility into FOIA releases to enable the Department to be as responsive as possible. FOIA's are designed to be insulated from political considerations. AP says DHS stopped the practice after their investigation.
Tags: Pentagon & Beyond , Pentagon , DHS , Sean Smith , J.J. Green
'Extreme' review process adding to FOIA backlog
A National Security Archive survey finds agencies are falling short of the Obama administration's order to improve response time for Freedom of Information Act requests.
Tags: Nate Jones , National Security Archive , open government , transparency , In Depth , backlog
Agency FOIA backlog growing despite open government
National Security Archive survey reveals agencies are not reporting accurate information about 10-year backlog to the Justice Department. NSA found agencies are falling well short of the Obama administration's mandate to improve Freedom of Information Act requests.
Tags: National Security Archive , knight open government survey , management , NARA , declassification , open government , Courtney Thompson
NRC inundated with FOIAs after Japan earthquake
Agency CIO Darren Ash said media and citizens wanted more information than ever about what NRC is doing in the U.S. and in Japan to deal with the nuclear power safety. Ash said the agency is considering both technology and process improvements to its FOIA processes.
June 9, 2011
Tags: technology , Darren Ash , NRC , windows 7 , Tech-Stat , Japan earthquake , Ask the CIO , Jason Miller
AFGE sues over shutdown plans
The largest federal employees' union has filing a lawsuit against the Obama administration for failing to provide details of agencies' shutdown plans. Attorney Bill Bransford breaks it down for us.
Tags: Federal Drive , pay and benefits , AFGE , shutdown , furlough , Bill Bransford , Shaw, Bransford and Roth
FOIA.gov incentivizes agency disclosure
The Justice Department has launched a new website that shines light on your agency's performance under the Freedom of Information Act.
Tags: Melanie Pustay , transparency , FOIA.gov , openness , technology , Dorobek Insider , John Buckner
Federal Government can track electronic transactions without a court order
It's a like live Twitter feed of a person's electronic transactions, and the Federal government can get it without a court order.
Tags: FBI , hotwatch , credit cards , calling cards , cell phones , grocery loyalty cards , Christopher Soghoian ,
NARA makes headway in solving FOIA disputes
The Office of Government Information Services has impacted how agencies and citizens interact over Freedom of Information Act requests in its first year. Among the agency's first-year goals was to make people aware of its mission to act as an arbiter and help agencies implement best practices.
Tags: management , NARA , David Ferriero , Miriam Nisbet , Sunshine in Government Initiative , Rick Blum , alternative dispute resolution , Max Cacas
