Long-Term Impacts of Remote Work on HR Policy
Within the past year, many landmark changes have been made to HR policies in the U.S. in order to accommodate a new, remote workforce. Across many industries, this shift has come as a kind of exp...
FOIA National Portal Guidelines and Deadlines
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Information Policy (OIP) released further guidance on Monday regarding FOIA National Portal interoperability. The guidance is in accordance with req...
Three Challenges OIGs Face—and How eCase Solves Them
Offices of Inspectors General (OIGs) have a tall order. In order to combat fraud, waste, abuse, and other criminal activity within government agencies, inspectors general (IGs) and auditors must...
FOIAXpress Training Guide
Among the many services that AINS offers to our customers, FOIAXpress training is one of the most popular. Through our comprehensive courses and workshops, customers can learn best practices on h...
How FOIAXpress Can Facilitate Transparency in the Biden Administration
On Monday, a coalition of more than 40 civil society organizations submitted a joint letter to President Joe Biden calling for a commitment to transparency in the administration. In the letter, o...
Takeaways from the Winter Employee Survey
At AINS, we are nearing a full year of social distancing and telework. But despite the separation, we are finding ways to stay connected—either through weekly check-ins, occasional happy hours, o...
OMB Issues Guidance for Implementation of Performance Management Statutes
In January of 2021, the Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued guidance to federal agencies to continue following statutory requirements for performance m...
How FOIAXpress Meets the Guidelines of OMB Memorandum M-21-04 and Requirements of the CASES Act
In November, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released the memorandum, “Modernizing Access to and Consent for Disclosure of Records Subject to the Privacy Act.” The memo (M-21-04) o...
Air Force to Improve Flexibility in Contracting
What this could mean for the government technology sector A recent article by Federal News Network details initiatives that the U.S. Air Force is undertaking to improve flexibility in gove...
UMD Study Supports Efficacy of Machine Learning in FOIA Review
A University of Maryland (UMD) study recently published by the Association for Computing Machinery supports the usefulness of machine learning tools to assist the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA...
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