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, ...
Iowa governor scrutinized over personal e-mail use.(E-MAIL)
May 01, 2009 ... During his first two years as Iowa governor, Chet Culver did not use his state e-mail account, instead opting to use a private e-mail account in what critics called an effort to avoid public records laws. But after receiving media scrutiny over the practice, Culver has changed ...
New details emerge on George W. Bush library.(ARCHIVES)(Brief article)
May 01, 2009 ... George W. Bush's presidential library will comprise a space as big as an average Wal-Mart Super Center, or an estimated 207,000 square feet, according to The Dallas Morning News. The library, which was to fill two separate buildings at Southern Methodist University, is now ...
NAGARA launches online library.(GOVERNMENT RECORDS)(National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators)(www.nagararesources.org)(Brief article)
May 01, 2009 ... The National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators (NAGARA) has launched an online document library that allows users to share records management and archives publications. Subject categories include accessibility; advocacy; electronic records; disaster ...
Survey gives states mixed review on transparency.(GOVERNMENT RECORDS)(Survey)(Statistical data)
May 01, 2009 ... States are posting more government records online, but they are leaving some of the most important information offline, according to a recent study. The Sunshine Week 2009 Survey of State Government Information online found that, in some cases, governments are charging taxpayers ...
Federal agency spends $6 million on e-discovery.(E-DISCOVERY)(Brief article)
May 01, 2009 ... The Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) spent nearly 9% of its annual budget responding to a discovery request for documents in a case involving Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. According to Information Week, an OFHEO attorney agreed to a search of backup tapes ....
Australia's legal system gets e-discovery rules.(E-DISCOVERY)
May 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Federal Court of Australia has introduced e-discovery rules requiring all electronic documents and e-mails to be produced and exchanged electronically, preferably in their original formats. The Federal Court Practice Note (the use of ...
Finland approves e-mail tracking law.(E-MAIL)
May 01, 2009 ... The Finnish Parliament approved a controversial law in March allowing employers to track workers' e-mails. Lawmakers approved the government legislation--dubbed "Nokia's Law"--in a 96 to 56 vote. Forty-eight were absent or abstained. The new law, which requires the ...
E-discovery firm can't find its e-mails.(E-MAIL)
May 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Guidance Software Inc. has been accused of gross negligence and proceeding in bad faith in a gender discrimination suit because it could not find e-mails critical to the case. Ironically, the firm, which provides search and analytical tools that dig up ...
HIPAA violation costs CVS $2.25 million.(PRIVACY)(Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996)(CVS Caremark Corp.)
May 01, 2009 ... In what may signal a new commitment to enforce Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) rules, the U.S. government will receive $2.25 million from CVS Caremark Corp. to settle charges of HIPAA privacy violations. The settlement stems from a federal ...
Wikileaks posts Congressional reports.(INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY)(Brief article)
May 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Wikileaks.org has published a complete database of Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports dating back to 1990. Wikileaks estimates the private research documents written for members of Congress and their staffers to be worth $1 billion ....
Mayor Nagin confirms 2008 e-mails were deleted.(E-MAIL)
May 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin has confirmed that all his 2008 e-mails--sent and received--have been deleted, along with half of his 2008 calendar. He said the messages were accidentally and permanently deleted because of a lack of storage space ...
FCC warns telecom firms to protect data.(PRIVACY)(Federal Communications Commission)(Brief article)
May 01, 2009 ... The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) wants to fine hundreds of small telecommunications providers more than $13 million for not following new rules designed to protect customer phone data. Federal regulators have proposed $20,000 fines for more than 650 small phone, ...
BSI releases IM standards.(STANDARDS)(British Standards Institute)(information management)
May 01, 2009 ... The British Standards Institute (BSI) has released two standards--one published, one in draft form--in response to electronic information management issues. In December BSI published BS 10008, Evidential Weight and Legal Admissibility of Electronic Information Specification. The ...
Facebook cancels changes to user rules.(PRIVACY)(Brief article)
May 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Popular social networking site Facebook, which allows users to share photos and personal messages, recently took an about face when it decided to cancel planned changes to its user rules that would have meant it would own the information individuals post ...
New chief to tackle VA paper problems.(ARCHIVES)(Department of Veterans Affairs)(Eric Shinseki)(Brief article)
May 01, 2009 ... Eric Shinseki, the newly appointed head of the Department of Veterans Affairs, wants to fundamentally change how the department handles paperwork. During a House Committee on Veterans Affairs hearing, he said caseworkers currently face a "Sisyphean task" in trying to comb ...