Electronic Freedom of Information: Challenges Facing the Regulators and the Regulated

FOIA and, more recently, E-FOIA have provided the American public with the means to obtain valuable information from the federal government. The E-FOIA-mandated posting of USDA animal facility inspection reports on the internet, however, has met with opposition from the research community. The autho...

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Published inLab animal Vol. 32; no. 6; pp. 43 - 45
Main Authors Field, Karl, Mackta, Jayne, Klein, Hilton J
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Nature Publishing Group 01.06.2003
Subjects
Access to Information
Confidentiality
Government Agencies
Humans
Internet
Public Policy
Publishing
Social Control, Formal
United States
United States Department of Agriculture - legislation & jurisprudence
United States
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Summary:FOIA and, more recently, E-FOIA have provided the American public with the means to obtain valuable information from the federal government. The E-FOIA-mandated posting of USDA animal facility inspection reports on the internet, however, has met with opposition from the research community. The authors outline E-FOIA's shortcomings regarding this policy and present potential solutions to the problem.
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ISSN:0093-7355
1548-4475
DOI:10.1038/laban0603-43