Digital Government
NARA names new FOIA ombudsman
Alina Semo, a veteran litigator at the National Archives and the Justice Department, will take over as director of the Office of Government Information Services.
Digital Government
The social media transition
The @POTUS account will zero out on Inauguration Day, and other presidential social media accounts will convey to the new commander-in-chief.
Cybersecurity
CIA to put millions of declassified documents online
The intelligence agency is shifting its collection of declassified documents from an offline National Archives workstation to the public-facing CIA.gov website.
Digital Government
Meadows bill puts teeth in records enforcement
In a newly introduced bill, the chairman of a key government oversight subcommittee seeks to punish feds who destroy records and to enshrine existing records policy in law.
Digital Government
Social confusion -- looming records mandates and social media
NARA guidelines offer a starting point, but agencies must make some important determinations themselves.
Modernization
Why the National Archives needs punch-card readers
The Archives faces a rising tide of data, and a need to preserve authenticity means it also needs outdated machines to read the data.
Digital Government
NARA looks to lead on social media archiving
In seeking a social media archiving tool, the National Archives is setting an example for agencies in advance of 2019 governmentwide electronic records goals.
Digital Government
Agencies, what's up with your FOIAs?
A new survey seeks insight into how agencies are handling Freedom of Information Act requests.
People
Will 2016 be the year the government gets email under control?
Agencies have until the end of 2016 to manage email records in electronic format, and early reports suggest that success may be possible.
Digital Government
A critical moment for crafting a sensible email policy
A governmentwide email retention strategy could have a broad impact on the public and our nation’s history.
Cybersecurity
NARA's new FOIA ombudsman settles in
James Holzer moved to the National Archives from the Department of Homeland Security, where he served as senior director of FOIA operations.
People
Making the most of agency email scandals
Chief Records Officer Paul Wester would prefer that records management was done right, of course, but the political kerfuffles do offer a teachable moment.
Cybersecurity
IT tools can help declassification backlog, but is there funding?
Three pilot projects designed to prove out the software-based analysis concept have convinced members of the Public Interest Declassification Board that some level of automation can be introduced into the declassification process.
Digital Government
NARA preps for new info control rules
The government has let "a thousand flowers bloom" with regard to marking sensitive information, but that is about to change.
People
NARA gets more power over records under new law
The nation's archivist gets rule-writing authority under a new law. Will everyday feds notice the difference?
Digital Government
IRS looks to get a handle on email records
In a recent request for information, the tax agency is seeking commercial solutions to electronic records management.
People
OGIS' Miriam Nisbet heads for the exits
After five years on the job, the founding director of the Office of Government Information Services believes that a deeper understanding and acceptance of FOIA is seeping into the federal government.
Digital Government
Task force taps the brakes on interoperability
The seamless transfer of health data could mean large incumbent providers lose market advantage and the ability to act as information gatekeepers.
People
Staying out of the email hot seat
The IRS was the latest agency to learn about email archiving the hard way. Here's how to avoid being next.
Cybersecurity
Classification by the numbers, website sprawl, a new DARPA deal and more
News and notes from around the federal IT community.
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