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 authors outline E-FOIA's shortcomings regarding this policy and present potential solutions to the problem.
Field
Karl
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Department of Veterinary Sciences, Bristol-Myers Squibb, PO Box 4000, G1.3701, Princeton, NJ 08543-4000, USA. karl.field@bms.com
Mackta
Jayne
J
Klein
Hilton J
HJ
D022126:Access to Information; D003219:Confidentiality; D006077:Government Agencies; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D011640:Public Policy; D011643:Publishing; D012926:Social Control, Formal; D014481:United States; D016885:United States Department of Agriculture / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*