According to this National Security Archive press release, more than 2.4 million FOIA requests have been filed since the law was signed on July 4, 1966 by President Lyndon Johnson, “at a yearly cost of just over $1 per citizen.” The Archive commemorates the importance of this law by publishing “an itemized list of 38 noteworthy news stories from the last 12 months that cited documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act.”
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Daily Archives: July 6, 2004
Reliable Health Websites
From the WSJ today ($$), A Guide to Some of the Internet’s Best — And Most Overlooked — Health Sites. For more substantive treatment of this issue (no pun intended), see the monthly column on LLRX.com, Metaforix@Health, and Gloria Miccioli’s Researching Medical Literature on the Internet — 2003 Update. Continue Reading
Clinton Presidential Library to House Largest Such Document Collection in History
According to AP, Clinton’s collection of presidential materials and documents, totally about 630 tons, of which 80 million pages are designated as official documents, are now on their way to his library. The Clinton Presidential Center currently allows the public to “browse over 20,000 documents in 400+ categories.” Continue Reading
Campaign Websites and the Politics of Open Source
Knowing Their Politics by the Software They Use. Democratic campaign party websites are using open source apps, and the Republicans are using Microsoft. See also Political Influentials Online in the 2004 Presidential Campaign, (56 pages, PDF), a study by GW’s Institute for Politics, Democracy and the Internet. Continue Reading
Survey Chooses Top 10 Digital Counties
According to the Center for Digital Governments’ 2004 Digital Counties Survey, the list of the top 10 digital county governments is led by San Diego County, California, followed by Johnson County, Kansas, Prince William County, Virginia, Roanoke County, Virginia, and Charles County, Maryland. Continue Reading
The Growing Strain Between E-Commerce and Search Engine Results
This PCWorld.com article doesn’t cover any new territory, but it succinctly examines the increasingly competitive quest of search engines for greater profits and the resulting impact on search results. Continue Reading
Guide to State FOI Laws
From the Freedom of Information Center, State FOI Laws: “The following sites contain basic statutes about open meetings and open records. Many states have multiple statutes that provide exemptions.” The page indicates the last update was May 1, 2004. Continue Reading
