If “Fire and Forget” is Part of your FOIA or Legal Hold Playbook, Don’t Aim at your Feet

From time to time, the “fire and forget” strategy applies to managing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) search requests and litigation holds. When this familiar tactic rears its ugly head, collateral damage can happen to an agency or organization in legal proceedings because FOIA searches can’t be adequately justified or data isn’t properly preserved due to a breakdown in the legal hold process.