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FOIA officials confront pandemic challenges in meeting records requests via Federal News Network

IG Guru

The post FOIA officials confront pandemic challenges in meeting records requests via Federal News Network appeared first on IG GURU. Check out the article here.

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OK to Deny FOIA Request for Nonexistent Records via JD SUPRA

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The court also clarified that public bodies do not need to provide a detailed factual basis for denying a request when responsive records do not exist. […]. The post OK to Deny FOIA Request for Nonexistent Records via JD SUPRA appeared first on IG GURU.

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Management of Public Records and FOI: Closing the Gaps in Responsiveness

ARMA International

Records managers around the world are likely familiar with freedom of information (FOI) laws in their respective countries, especially when considered at the national or federal levels. Employees within records management certainly need to be trained to understand and process FOI requests. Recent research findings.

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The Functions of #eDiscovery

Information is Currency

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. If Information Governance is the process, a defensible presentation is the end product.

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A million allegedly ‘deleted’ court records spark spat between university, government agency via El Paso Times

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immigration court records allegedly went missing in September, and the data crunchers at Syracuse University want to know why. The post A million allegedly ‘deleted’ court records spark spat between university, government agency via El Paso Times appeared first on IG GURU. Nearly 1 million U.S.

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Unlocking Dynamic Records and Information Management

ARMA International

Records and Information Management (RIM) is a business component vital to organizational success, yet it is rarely an organization’s top priority. Underpinning RIM practices at an organizational level is imperative to meeting legal requirements for government agencies and businesses in highly regulated industries.

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Resignation of Oregon public records advocate stirs doubts via Statesmen Journal

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Kate Brown came to office pledging greater government transparency, and in 2017 pushed the Legislature to create a first-ever public records advocate. Andrew Selsky, Associated Press Published 1:16 p.m. 13, 2019 Oregon Gov.