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Records Management and FOIA: So Happy Together

National Archives Records Express

Today on Records Express, guest author Alina M. Semo, Director of the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS), the Federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Ombudsman’s office, discusses the vital role records management teams play in agencies’ responses to FOIA requests. Their final report is posted on our website.

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Will Lawyers Ever Embrace Technology?: eDiscovery Best Practices, Part Five

eDiscovery Daily

Get educated. Help promote more education. We need Manhattan Projects to educate lawyers about ESI.”. We need Manhattan Projects to educate lawyers about ESI.”. We need not just better but far more education. Plus, they are incredibly useful in court to show a judge the complexity of your data collection problem.

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eRecords 2018: “A Case Study in Data Mapping – Are You Ready for a New Norm?”

The Texas Record

Due to the complexity of information in its various forms, your local government offices and state agencies may need to create a records management data map, showing the location of the records within your organization. In addition, you must designate a records liaison for the duration of the lifecycle and beyond.