Comments on: Federal Agencies Ignoring Electronic Freedom Act http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/federal_agencies_ignoring_electronic_freedom_of_information_act/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:09:33 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Bithead http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/federal_agencies_ignoring_electronic_freedom_of_information_act/comment-page-1/#comment-116071 Bithead Mon, 12 Mar 2007 16:30:43 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/03/federal_agencies_ignoring_electronic_freedom_of_information_act/#comment-116071 You and I have those skills, James. They do not. Or at least, so their Union would have you think. You and I have those skills, James.
They do not. Or at least, so their Union would have you think.

]]> By: James Joyner http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/federal_agencies_ignoring_electronic_freedom_of_information_act/comment-page-1/#comment-116059 James Joyner Mon, 12 Mar 2007 15:30:23 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/03/federal_agencies_ignoring_electronic_freedom_of_information_act/#comment-116059 Although, presumably, providing text links to various PDF files wouldn't be <em>terribly</em> expensive. I do it several times a day without additional funding. Although, presumably, providing text links to various PDF files wouldn't be terribly expensive. I do it several times a day without additional funding.

]]> By: Kent G. Budge http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/federal_agencies_ignoring_electronic_freedom_of_information_act/comment-page-1/#comment-116052 Kent G. Budge Mon, 12 Mar 2007 15:02:30 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2007/03/federal_agencies_ignoring_electronic_freedom_of_information_act/#comment-116052 And I'll give you an understandable, if not terribly virtuous, reason why they <em>don't</em> obey the law: Web page designers cost money and are perceived as contributing nothing to the mission. And when the law is as sweeping as this one appears to be, we're talking about a <em>lot</em> of money. I'll bet that when Congress passed the law, they didn't simultaneously vote some extra funding to carry it out. (If I'm wrong, the picture becomes very different.) And I'll give you an understandable, if not terribly virtuous, reason why they don't obey the law: Web page designers cost money and are perceived as contributing nothing to the mission. And when the law is as sweeping as this one appears to be, we're talking about a lot of money.

I'll bet that when Congress passed the law, they didn't simultaneously vote some extra funding to carry it out. (If I'm wrong, the picture becomes very different.)

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