Freedom of Information Act


Recent Articles about Freedom of Information Act

Data On Contracts

By Terry D. Miller |  Aug 1, 1982

Regarding the Freedom of Information Act (National Affairs, June), your readers may have encountered another problem with this most complex arena -- the i...  Read more

Washington Is Telling Secrets

By Paul A. Allen |  Sep 1, 1981

And some of those secrets are your competitors'. The Freedom of Information Act gives you access to information that can help your business.  Read more

How Much Freedom Is Too Much?

By Tom Richman |  Jun 1, 1982

The Reagan Administration thinks that the Freedom of Information Act is harmful to business and national security. But some small companies say it helps them...  Read more

New Website Tracks Worker Injuries

By Kasey Wehrum |  Feb 1, 2006

An AFL-CIO affiliate has posted data on 60,000 companies online.  Read more

Cops Shut Down Kids' Cupcake Stand for Lack of License

By Courtney Rubin |  Nov 17, 2010

The young entrepreneurs hoped to save enough to open a restaurant -- but then a local councilman called the police.  Read more

What's Next: They've Got Your Number

By Robert X. Cringely |  Aug 1, 2003

Identity theft using a combination of computer technology and government information is a major crime just waiting to happen.  Read more

How to Keep Tabs on the Competition

By Inc. staff |  Apr 1, 2010

These secrets of competitive intelligence could help lessen the impact of competition on your small business.  Read more

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How To Save A Few Billion Dollars

By Paul J. Seidman |  Feb 1, 1982

Defense bureaucrats could save that much by contracting with smaller companies.  Read more

How to Use Competitive Intelligence to Gain an Advantage

By Burt Helm |  Feb 15, 2012

A growing industry will help you keep tabs on—and stay ahead of—your company's competition. A guide to ethically gathering data on your rivals  Read more

Trading Places: How a Dentist Invented the Export Trading Company

By Sara Delano |  Nov 1, 1983

Although Dr. Josepb Blaes considered himself reasonably imaginative, he never dreamed that his design for a more efficient dental clinic would have global si...  Read more

Public Access to Contracting Data Disputed

By Caitlin McDevitt |  Apr 3, 2009

The SBA and the ASBL go head-to-head on the public availability of federal contracting data.  Read more

(still) Unsafe At Any Speed

Dec 1, 1985

Ralph Nader, the man who killed the Corvair, is now organizing buyers' collaboratives to make big-volume purchases from fuel dealers, and spotting the consum...  Read more

The Work-at-Home Diaries

By Joseph Rosenbloom |  Feb 1, 2002

Offers show up every day in your E-mailbox promising that you can escape your straitjacketing day job and make plenty of money working from home. Could it be...  Read more