Recently added articles from Information Management Journal:
Committing to good information governance.(IN FOCUS: A Message from the Editor)
May 01, 2009; ... Organizations that establish a successful records management program will reap the benefits of cost savings, improved operating efficiencies, and better compliance. With the current economic crisis, now is the time for organizations to commit to good information governance. The ...
Wal-Mart to roll out e-health records.(HEALTH RECORDS)(Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Sam's Club)
May 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Wal-Mart stores plan to jump into the electronic health record market by bringing the technology to physicians in small practices. According to a New York Times report, Wal-Mart will offer a package--hardware, software, installation, ...
Swiss Bank to open secret files.(TAX EVASION)
May 01, 2009 ... UBS, Switzerland's largest bank, agreed to a U.S. demand to divulge the names of wealthy Americans whom U.S. authorities suspect of opening accounts at the bank to evade taxes. Threatened with criminal charges, the bank admitted to defrauding the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and agreed ...
White House names first CIO.(INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY)(Vivek Kundra named as a chief information officer)(Brief article)
May 01, 2009 ... The Obama administration has named Vivek Kundra as the first White House chief information officer, where he is expected to expand uses of cutting-edge technology. Kundra will have wide powers over federal technology spending, information sharing between agencies, greater public ...
B.C. criticized for slow response to FOI requests.(GOVERNMENT RECORDS)(British Columbia )
May 01, 2009 ... British Columbia is too slow in responding to information requests from the public under the Freedom of Information (FOI) process, according to a government watchdog. In his report released in February, David Loukidelis, the province's information and privacy commissioner, ...