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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.   |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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? |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Reason
March 2006
Veronique de Rugy |
Are We Ready for the Next 9/11? The sorry state -- and stunning waste -- of homeland security spending. |
CIO
October 15, 2002
Sarah D. Scalet |
Fear Factor A reality check on CIOs' top five concerns about reporting security incidents. |
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. |
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. |
Searcher
March 2007
Mary Alice Baish |
Librarians as Change Agents: How You Can Help Influence Public Policy in the 110th Congress Key library issues for the 110th Congress. |
National Defense
January 2012
Stew Magnuson |
Budget Woes May Force Homeland Security To Cut Missions Sequester or no sequester, the Department of Homeland Security is in store for changes, a Senate Appropriations Committee staffer predicted. |
Information Today
March 24, 2011
Peggy Garvin |
FOIA.gov: A Little Bit of Sunshine To mark Sunshine Week each year, newspapers around the U.S. carry articles and editorials making the case for our national Freedom of Information Act and local equivalents. |
Salon.com
June 17, 2002
Bruce Shapiro |
Restoring the imperial presidency The Bush administration rivals the Nixon White House when it comes to secrecy and unchecked power, with John Ashcroft as our modern-day John Mitchell. |
CIO
June 15, 2002
Sarah D. Scalet |
They Want You for a Safer Infrastructure Richard Clarke and Howard Schmidt are coordinating a volunteer effort to try to protect the nation's critical infrastructure. Can they convince corporate America to play along? |
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. |
National Defense
May 2004
Kennedy & Tiron |
Securitybeat U.S. Beefs Up Security On Railway Systems... Budget Amendment Good News for DHS... Air Force Adopts Biometrics Security Systems... etc. |
Investment Advisor
May 2009
Melanie Waddell |
Retirement Planning: Estate Tax Up for Debate Congress must take some action on the estate tax this year. |
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. |
Reason
July 2009 |
Transparency Failure National security or secure lobbying? |
Information Today
June 2007
Miriam A. Drake |
Presidential Archives: Hype, Reality, and Limits to Access Presidential records belong to the public according to law, but in 2001 President Bush signed an executive order limiting access to these records. |
InternetNews
January 21, 2005
Roy Mark |
FBI Abandons Carnivore New FOIA documents show that feds haven't used once controversial e-mail snooping system in two years. |
National Defense
September 2011
Eric Beidel |
Homeland Security Market 'Vibrant' Despite Budget Concerns The abundance of small, medium and large firms vying for DHS contracts is creating healthy competition. |
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. |
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 |
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 |
Information Today
May 22, 2014 |
TRAC Co-Directors File Complaint Against ICE The Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse at Syracuse University announced that its co-directors filed a suit against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
February 2006 |
U.S. market share lags global growth in homeland security Most of the discrepancy comes from strong demand from three regions -- the European, Indian, and Chinese markets. |
