eDiscovery Daily

JUNE 8, 2022

Information requested from a government agency through a local public records request or the federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), may be considered private, personally identifiable information (PII) or privileged. Tools to Prepare Data for a Public or FOIA Request. Tools to Prepare Data for a Public or FOIA Request.

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Archives Blogs

AUGUST 1, 2018

In addition to providing services that help Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requesters and Federal agencies in resolving disputes, one of the goals of the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) is to prevent FOIA disputes from arising in the first place. OGIS is the Federal FOIA Ombudsman.

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Gimmal

DECEMBER 28, 2021

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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DLA Piper Privacy Matters

APRIL 8, 2019

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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Gimmal

JANUARY 12, 2022

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. These steps fall under the information governance umbrella.

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Information is Currency

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

In today’s information age Information Governance is essential to be prepared for eDiscovery. People are hungry for information and submit Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request at a startling pace. Example of processing ESI is removing duplications, coverting to PDF or TIFF, addings Bates numbers.

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IGI

OCTOBER 5, 2017

The following is an excerpt of a letter submitted to the National Archives and Records Administration by the IGI in response to a public hearing of the FOIA Advisory Committee to be held at the National Archives McGowan Theatre on October 19th, 2017.

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