National Archives digitizes 200 million pages of government records
As part of its latest strategic plan, NARA intends to move a total of 500 million pages online by 2026.
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Senators petition ICE to curtail ‘Orwellian’ use of facial recognition, surveillance technology
Sens. Edward Markey, D-Mass., and Ron Wyden, D-OR. call on the agency to stop purchasing private information from data brokers.
VA data shows Oracle Cerner electronic health record system hit with nearly 500 major incidents
A dataset obtained by FedScoop through a Freedom of Information Act request shows that the Oracle-Cerner electronic health records system had a total of 498 major incidents…
Katie Arrington files FOIA lawsuit in bid to obtain records relating to security clearance suspension
It is the latest lawsuit filed by the former Pentagon official after she was last year placed on paid leave.
DHS hit with FOIA lawsuit over social media data collection program for visa applicants
The Electronic Frontier Foundation seeks details about the department’s Visa Lifestyle Vetting Initative.
NARA targets digitization of 500 million pages by 2026 in draft strategic plan
The administration hopes to process 95% of records requests on time by the same year.
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OMB sets deadline for agency FOIA interoperability plans
Agencies need to make sure their own platforms play nice with the National FOIA Portal at FOIA.gov.
ACLU sues for records on facial recognition use by the Department of Justice
The organization wants to know what technologies the agency is using or has considered using.
Glitch in FOIAonline.gov reveals personally identifiable information
A glitch in the government's central Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) portal FOIAonline.gov caused "dozens, if not hundreds" of social security numbers to be revealed.
Citizenship agency rolls out digital FOIA receipt to all requesters
The agency expects that the new FIRST online filing system will be fully operational in September.