The federal information manual
Subtitle: how the government collects, manages, and discloses information under FOIA and other statutes
By: by P. Stephen Gidiere III.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: American Bar Association
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 446
Subjects: Freedom of information -- United States; Government information -- United States; Public records -- Access control -- United States
Description: How to seek and request information from a federal agency. Provides a step-by-step explanation of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Contains useful information for lawyers, including how to submit a successful FOIA request along with checklists to use in preparing the request. Includes more than FOIA. Reviews relevent US federal laws dealing with the handling and disclosue of information. These are varied and often obscure, ranging from the Federal Records Act to the Paperwork Reduction Act and the Classified Information Procedures Act, along with other statutes, regulations, judicial decisions, executive orders, and policies that govern federal information.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: An overview of federal information disputes; title: Agency collection of information; title: Management of agency records; title: Classified information; title: Access to federal records; title: Electronic records and federal public websites; title: The elements of a successful FOIA request; title: Reasons for the withholding of agency records; title: Litigation involving federal records; title: Homeland security information.