AINS Awarded Department of Justice Office of Information and Policy Electronic Freedom of Information Solution Contract

GAITHERSBURG, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AINS, Inc. (www.ains.com) announced that it has been awarded a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for the implementation and support of an electronic Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request tracking and fulfillment system by the Department of Justice (DoJ) Office of Information Policy (OIP).

AINS’ FOIAXpress electronic FOIA solution is specifically designed to automate the FOIA process. FOIAXpress tracks request information, generates correspondence letters, provides secure redaction, and quickly generates standard and ad hoc reports.

By reducing request backlog and streamlining FOIA processing, FOIAXpress facilitates government transparency, a priority of the current administration.

President Obama’s FOIA memorandum, issued on January 21, 2009, stresses “accountability through transparency” and encourages government agencies to adopt “modern technologies” to increase the amount of information available to the public and handle the increasing volume of FOIA requests.

For many government agencies FOIAXpress has become an important tool in achieving the Obama Administration’s transparency goals. With over 100 Federal Government customers, FOIAXpress has the largest installed customer base of any electronic FOIA solution in the market.

About DoJ OIP

The Office of Information Policy (OIP) is responsible for encouraging agency compliance with the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). OIP develops and provides guidance to agencies on questions relating to application of the FOIA. It publishes the Department of Justice Freedom of Information Act Guide, which is a comprehensive treatise addressing all aspects of the FOIA, as well as the FOIA Post, an online newsletter addressing current FOIA issues.

About AINS

For over 20 years AINS has specialized in innovative solutions for Enterprise Information Management (EIM). AINS provides a single point of service for designing and implementing Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) and custom solutions. AINS’ FOIAXpress product is the world’s leading electronic FOIA processing solution.