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Surge capacity for your FOIA backlog

Government agencies are facing historically high numbers of FOIA requests, which can be challenging in light of budget and staffing issues.

A targeted FOIA solution

President Obama ordered more responsiveness to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests at the outset of his presidency. Since that time, government agencies have committed to sharing more information with the public, including proactively posting data to their web sites. Despite this effort to be more open and transparent there are historically high FOIA requests. Processing these requests has become a challenge for many government agencies in light of the current budgetary climate and reductions in staffing.

The sudden surge or a large static backlog of cases presents an ideal opportunity to use technology to enhance review efficiency and accuracy. Our targeted FOIA solution provides:

  • Data protection—Leverage technology to identify whether the FOIA request includes the release of personally identifiable information (PII) and initiate workflow to redact or perform further review
  • Technology recommendations and implementation
  • FOIA review subject matter expert
  • Analytics—Text-based categorization and predictive technology
  • Predictive analysis of FOIA and fraud
  • Collection—Document chain of custody to ensure defensibility in potential litigation. Forensic capture of Electronically Stored Information (ESI). Cross-functional use of data captured at enterprise level.
  • Process Innovation and workflow analysis
Freedom from your information: Surge capacity for your FOIA backlog

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Sue Seeley

Sue Seeley

Managing Director

Sue Seeley is a managing director in Deloitte Risk & Financial Advisory's Government and Public Services Forensic practice where she focuses on advising clients on effectively handling large volumes o... More

Brian McNamara

Brian McNamara

Vice President | Government & Public Services

Brian McNamara is a vice president (VP) in Deloitte Risk & Financial Advisory. He is a program and operations leader specializing in eDiscovery, litigation support, and Freedom of Information Act (FOI... More

Eamon Devine

Eamon Devine

Associate Vice President – Government & Public Services | Deloitte & Touche LLP

Eamon is an Advisory Senior Manager in Deloitte’s GPS Regulatory and Legal Support market offering and the Discovery and Disclosure Solution. He is a Disclosure, Privacy, and Open Government subject m... More