FOIA would become the last resort, not the first as it is currently. GILS could also be a great tool for small business. It could reduce FOIA costs, create data linkages, and tie together Executive branch activities. However, we should remember not to let technology drive policy, but rather should focus on infrastructure. The first concerned the content of the system.
Agencies appear to be asked for meta-information.
What we need is access the actual information. We should not be focusing on publicly accessible information, we should be focusing on making information publicly accessible. His second concern was that novice users will find it difficult to access GILS, especially if they do not have Internet access. We need to look toward the low-end user. His fourth point was that the name of GILS reinforces the impression that it is merely a locator rather than a facility for actually obtaining government data and information.