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Miriam Nisbet, OGIS Director, NARA – miriam.nisbet@nara

www.archives.gov/ogis. Miriam Nisbet, OGIS Director, NARA – miriam.nisbet@nara.gov. FOIA = accountability through transparency = democracy. FOIA reform in US since 1966 exemptions from disclosure fees time limits law enforcement technology. US Gov information inflation

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Miriam Nisbet, OGIS Director, NARA – miriam.nisbet@nara

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  1. www.archives.gov/ogis Miriam Nisbet, OGIS Director, NARA – miriam.nisbet@nara.gov April 2012

  2. FOIA = accountability through transparency = democracy April 2012

  3. FOIA reform in US since 1966 • exemptions from disclosure • fees • time limits • law enforcement • technology April 2012

  4. US Gov information inflation • 30 billion e-mails each year • multimedia documentation • photographs • maps • databases • audio and video recordings • Web 2.0 applications April 2012

  5. Can we . . . manage records now for agency business, congressional oversight, litigation or FOIA? preserve forever, if historical? April 2012

  6. NO RECORDS MANAGEMENT? NO ACCESS! April 2012

  7. U.S. FOIA reform 2007 • Dispute resolution • Customer service • Executive responsibility April 2012

  8. U.S. FOIA reform 2007 (1) Systemic review for improvements April 2012

  9. U.S. FOIA reform 2007 • (2) Dispute resolution: • OGIS • + • FOIA Public Liaisons April 2012

  10. Open Government initiative • President’s memos Jan 2009 – openness & FOIA • OG Directive Dec 2009 • Agency Open Gov plans April ‘10, updated Apr 2012 April 2012

  11. Open Gov plans – “leading practices” • agency-wide training, e.g., Fed Records Act and FOIA • excellence in FOIA administration • cooperation among all key players (records managers, FOIA, legal, etc.) April 2012

  12. data.gov • recovery.gov • www.agency.gov/open • foia.gov • FOIA portal • Will FOIA become unnecessary? (No.) April 2012

  13. “harness new technologies” + culture change April 2012

  14. Contact OGIS: www.ogis.archives.gov OGIS@nara.gov (202) 741-5770 (877) 684-6448 blogs.archives.gov/foiablog April 2012

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