USIS Survey of Government Leaders Reveals e-Discovery Trends

Information management biggest challenge to e-Discovery

FALLS CHURCH, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--USIS, an Altegrity company, today released the results of a survey it conducted among government leaders from the federal e-Discovery community at the Digital Government Institute’s Federal e-Discovery Symposium held in late August 2010. Key findings published in the report on the survey, Federal e-Discovery Trends, include:

“Being proactive about managing data can also save money. It is not uncommon to hear that the cost of one litigation would have paid for the technology and services to better manage the data.”

• The chief information officer increasingly is joining the chief counsel in setting e-Discovery strategy.
• Information management, data collection, and producing discoverable results in a timely manner are major concerns.
• More than one-third of respondents said the preservation and collection stage of electronic data discovery (EDD) needs the most improvement.
• Organizations that place a strong emphasis on the EDD process and strategy tend to have better e-Discovery processes.
• Among respondents whose organizations do not place an emphasis on the EDD process, not a single one reported being satisfied with their e-Discovery process.

“This survey reinforces how important it is to have good information management practices in place for the e-Discovery program and the burden it can place on a team when those practices simply aren’t there,” notes Michael Santelli, President of USIS’ Information Management Division (LABAT). He continues, “Being proactive about managing data can also save money. It is not uncommon to hear that the cost of one litigation would have paid for the technology and services to better manage the data.”

USIS | LABAT, a leading provider of information management services to government agencies, companies, and institutions that handle large volumes of data, offers comprehensive litigation support services, including electronic data discovery, early case assessment, web hosting, computer forensics, and courtroom support.