Information Management: Records Management: The Department of the Army Freedom of Information Act Program

1997 ◽  
Author(s):  
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY WASHINGTON DC
Keyword(s):  
Information Management ◽  
Freedom Of Information ◽  
Records Management ◽  
Freedom Of Information Act ◽  
Department Of The Army

scholarly journals Utilising the UK Freedom of Information Act 2000 for crime record data

2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 248-268 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek Johnson ◽  
Edward Hampson
Keyword(s):  
Critical Examination ◽  
Freedom Of Information ◽  
Records Management ◽  
Freedom Of Information Act ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Police Service ◽  
Police Practice ◽  
Academic Researchers ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Police Forces

Purpose – This research paper aims to consider the use of the UK Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) as a resource providing access to otherwise unavailable data from the UK Police forces. Not seeking to be a critical examination of Police practice, it offers insight to many aspects of records management appertaining to the police service provision of recorded crime. Authors consider whether record management is sufficiently integrated into police practice, given the transparency called for by the FOIA, contemporary societal needs and the growing requirement to provide high value evidence led assessments of activity both within and external to the service. Design/methodology/approach – FOIA was utilised to collect data from all police forces in England and Wales through multiple requests. Carried out over a 15-month period, three requests were collated and responses compared, allowing for examination of compliance with the legislation and reflections on the manner in which records were sought and ultimately disseminated. Findings – Generally, responding to FOIA requests was well managed by English Police Forces. Methods of data management and collection practice were exposed which the authors suggest pose questions on the strength of records management consideration that may be worthy of further work. Configuration management of records is highlighted as an essential function given the disparity of data releases experienced. Research limitations/implications – This research highlights the FOIA as a valuable methodological tool for academic researchers, but it is limited in respect of seeking firm contextual explanation of the Police internal procedures to answer requests. By making common requests over a long time period to the same Police forces, it provides a clear study of FOIA processes and raises potentially significant questions for records management consideration. Practical implications – Findings provide advice on developing use of the FOIA as an academic methodological resource and reflect on the findings impact on internal police use of data and information records. Originality/value – This paper allows for reflection on the importance of high-value records management in the day-to-day business of the police service and questions whether such knowledge areas are suitably considered. Covering an area of little previous academic enquiry, the research informs criminal justice practitioners of areas for potential further discussion and academic researchers on the validity of using the FOIA as a valuable information source.

The possible benefits of freedom of information laws to the records management landscape in the ESARBICA region

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 176-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Njabulo Bruce Khumalo ◽  
Charity Baloyi
Keyword(s):  
Information Management ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Freedom Of Information ◽  
Records Management ◽  
Further Training ◽  
Political Will ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
International Council ◽  
Management Personnel

This paper seeks to demonstrate how records and archives management in the Eastern and Southern African Branch of the International Council on Archives (ESARBICA) can benefit from the enactment of freedom of information legislation if backed by political will, trained records and information management personnel and infrastructure. Examples of how properly crafted FOI legislation have or have not benefited records and archives management in other countries have been presented. The findings of this study show that freedom of information legislation could benefit records and archives management in the region by increasing employment opportunities for records and archives professionals, promoting the development of records management systems, formalization and standardization of records management practices and further training of practitioners, among other things.

Presidential Privilege and the Freedom of Information Act

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin M. Baron
Keyword(s):  
Social Learning ◽  
Historical Analysis ◽  
Public Information ◽  
Executive Branch ◽  
Executive Power ◽  
Power Dynamics ◽  
Freedom Of Information ◽  
Freedom Of Information Act ◽  
Contemporary Politics ◽  
Government Secrecy

Executive privilege (EP) as a political tool has created a grey area of constitutional power between the legislative and executive branches. By focusing on the post-WWII political usage of executive privilege, this research utilizes a social learning perspective to examine the power dynamics between Congress and the president when it comes to government secrecy and public information. Social learning provides the framework to understand how the Cold War's creation of the modern American security state led to a paradigm shift in the executive branch. This shift altered the politics of the presidency and impacted relations with Congress through extensive use of EP and denial of congressional requests for information. When viewed through a social learning lens, the institutional politics surrounding the development of the Freedom of Information Act is intricately entwined with EP as a political power struggle of action-reaction between the executive and legislative branches. Using extensive archival research, this historical analysis examines the politics surrounding the modern use of executive privilege from Truman through Nixon as an action-reaction of checks on power from the president and Congress, where each learns and responds based on the others previous actions. The use of executive privilege led to the Freedom of Information Act showing how policy can serve as a congressional check on executive power, and how the politics surrounding this issue influence contemporary politics.

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