Just what we need another federal bureaucracy.  If you want to accomplish
anything, put teeth into the current laws, not establish another one.

Bob Dalton, CRM
Dalton Consulting

-----Original Message-----
From: Records Management Program [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
Of Maarja Krusten
Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 5:42 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: RAINDROPS: SSN removed from web; FOI legislation

Peter should be back any day now, hooray and whew!  In the meantime, here
are two RAINDROPS:

(1)  "Lee County's clerk of courts has removed CIA Director Porter Goss'
Social Security number from public records posted on the Internet.  The
number and Goss' signature both appeared on a warranty deed for property in
Sanibel. Posted online with countless other court and property documents,
both have been part of the public record since 1997. . . ."
To read the rest of the story, see
http://www.nbc-2.com/articles/readarticle.asp?articleid=3773&z=3&p=

2.  OPENNESS LAW MAY GET MUSCLE
"A political odd couple, backed by an unusual coalition of advocacy groups
and news organizations, is looking to crack down on government officials who
ignore public requests for information.

Sens. Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.) and John Cornyn (R-Tex.) are pushing a
package of legislative proposals that would create, for the first time,
penalties for agencies that ignore Freedom of Information Act requests. They
also want to create a position for an independent arbiter -- an ombudsman
for FOIA -- who would help referee conflicts between the public and the
government while requiring departments to provide more information on how
quickly they process requests. . . ."
To read the story, see
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/05/AR2005070501
282.html
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Maarja

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