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NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for August 17, 2012

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A few state FOIA and local open government news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier in the week:

Three bills increase government transparency in Delaware

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Some Northern Virginia supervisors irked by information requests

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From nvdaily.com:

Shenandoah County Administrator Doug Walker has been asked to provide the Board of Supervisors with the number of requests he's had this summer for information under the Freedom of Information Act.

He was also directed to provide the board at its Aug. 28 meeting the length of time it has taken county staff to comply with the requests and from where the requests originated.

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NMFOG announces 2012 Transparency Award winners

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NMFOG announces 2012 Transparency Award winners

The New Mexico Foundation for Open Government (a member of NFOIC) has announced that five individuals, including Albuquerque Mayor Richard J. Berry, will be recognized as William F. Dixon First Amendment Freedom Award winners at a luncheon on October 3.

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Cybersecurity tops Federal IT priorities list

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From Information Week:

Many mandates have been heaped on federal IT executives over the past few years: cloud computing, data center consolidation, open government, shared services, and wider support for mobile devices and applications. Which of these requirements, all coming from the Office of Management and Budget, have risen to the top of agency to-do lists? Well, none of them.

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