TITLE: Isys/Search
ACRONYM: Isys
ORIGINATOR:
Department/Agency
Name: U.S. Department of Justice
Major Organization
Subdivision: Office of Legal Counsel
Minor Organization
Subdivision:
Name of Unit:
Street Address:
950 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W.
City: Washington,
D.C.
State:
Zip Code: 20530
Country: United
States
Hours of Service:
Telephone:
FAX:
E-Mail Address:
ABSTRACT: Isys is an internal computer database that allows Office
of Legal Counsel (OLC) personnel to locate documents prepared by OLC from
1945 to the present.
PURPOSE: Isys is used as a research tool when new documents are
being prepared. It is also used to locate documents requested by
other Offices or Agencies or pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act.
Word searches are done to identify documents.
ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: The Office's Internet website (http://www.usdoj.gov)
contains selected publically available documents from Isys beginning in
1992. In addition, the published documents (1977 to the present)
are located on Westlaw and Lexis. Isys is available only to OLC personnel
and is protected through password access.
USE CONSTRAINTS: Restricted to OLC personnel for official business
AGENCY PROGRAM: The Office of Legal Counsel assists the Attorney
General in his function as legal advisor to the President and all the Executive
Branch agencies. The Office drafts legal opinions of the Attorney
General and also provides its own written opinions and oral advice in response
to requests from the Counsel to the President, the various agencies of
the Executive Branch, and offices within the Department. All Executive
Orders and proclamations proposed to be issued by the President are reviewed
by OLC for form and legality. In addition to serving as, in effect,
outside counsel for the other agencies of the executive branch, the OLC
also functions as general counsel for the Department.
SOURCES OF DATA: The information contained in Isys consists of
documents prepared by OLC.
RESPONSIBLE OFFICE FOR DISTRIBUTING INFORMATION (if different from
originator):
Department/Agency
Name:
Major Organization
Subdivision:
Minor Organization
Subdivision:
Name of Unit:
Street Address:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Country:
Hours of Service:
Telephone:
FAX:
E-Mail Address:
ORDER PROCESS: Requests for information should be submitted in
writing to the office listed as the "originator".
OFFICE OF CONTACT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION (if different from originator):
Department/Agency
Name:
Major Organization
Subdivision:
Minor Organization
Subdivision:
Name of Unit:
Street Address:
City:
State:
Zip Code:
Country:
Hours of Service:
Telephone:
FAX:
E-Mail Address:
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