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How eDiscovery Technology and Workflows Speed Public Records Requests Response

eDiscovery Daily

By Rick Clark In the two separate worlds of legal processes and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)/public records requests, eDiscovery technology and standard workflows have emerged as powerful ways to streamline operations and ensure compliance. Search and review processes are central to both FOIA requests and eDiscovery workflows.

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Directive M-19-21: What it is and How to Achieve Compliance

AIIM

The National Archives and Records Administration ( NARA ) and Office of Management and Budget ( OMB ) set forth the government-wide policy M-19-21 as a directive to progress how government records are managed. M-19-21 is a government-wide initiative that applies to all federal agencies. What Is M-19-21? Who Does M-19-21 Impact?

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement Scheduled Approved

National Archives Records Express

Even when an approved records disposition schedule is in place, agencies may not dispose of records that are needed for litigation or in response to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests. NARA does not control access to records in the legal custody of ICE or any other agency. NARA regulations at 36 CFR §1230.3

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Help Advance Open Government

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Open Government National Action Plan is to advance transparency, accountability, citizen participation, and technological innovation across government. Github is a social coding platform that the federal government has adopted to gather public feedback on policies like the federal source code policy. The purpose of the U.S.

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UK: Greater Scrutiny for Public Sector Contractors: The ICO’s Proposals for Reform to the Freedom of Information Regime

DLA Piper Privacy Matters

The Information Commissioner’s Office (“ ICO “) has recently published a report detailing its recommendations for reform of the Freedom of Information Act (“ FOIA “) and the Environmental Information Regulations (“ EIR “). Extend FOIA to outsourced service providers. Recommendations.

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4 Steps in Streamlining Open Records Requests

Gimmal

For these types of requests, which go by a variety of names like FOIA, Public Records Requests, and Sunshine Laws, being proactive is not only an essential step in an excellent open records process; it becomes critical when you are working with tight deadlines and limited resources. Who controls, modifies, and accesses the information?

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Open Records Requests 101

Gimmal

These laws and supporting regulations are enacted to provide transparency into government dealings and to improve accountability of the process. Aside from making concrete steps towards abolishing censorship, this early law guaranteed the public access to documents drawn up by the government. Step 1: Follow Step-by-Step.

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