The Department of Justice’s Office of Information Policy has announced that a three-day virtual “NexGen 2.0 FOIA Tech Showcase” will be held next month. Full details, reproduced below, can be found at OIP’s blog.
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Register Now for NexGen 2.0 FOIA Tech Showcase for Federal Agencies
Dep’t of Justice, OIP Blog (Apr. 23, 2024)
The Office of Information Policy (OIP) is pleased to announce that the Technology Committee of the Chief FOIA Officers (CFO) Council, in conjunction with OIP and the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS), will host a three-day event for federal agencies called the NexGen 2.0 FOIA Tech Showcase on May 14-16, 2024.
The Showcase is intended to identify FOIA technology solutions for federal agencies in response to existing FOIA case processing and backlog challenges, as well as raise awareness of existing technological capabilities utilizing artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies. A variety of vendors will provide video demonstrations of their technology products for use in agency FOIA administration. Agency Q&A with the vendor will follow each demonstration.
This event is open to federal agency employees with a .gov or .mil email address only. Registration is required on Eventbrite. All attendees must register by 11:59 PM EDT on Sunday, May 12, 2024. Links to each day’s event will be sent to all registered attendees on Monday, May 13th. Additional details about the Chief FOIA Officers Council and the meeting, including the agenda, will be available on the Chief FOIA Officers Council Technology Committee website on FOIA.gov.