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Archived documents, a confiscated cupcake and a World War I fighter plane.
People
NARA could miss deadline for declassification project
Although the deadline is nearly two years away to evaluate 400 million historic documents for possible declassification, the National Archives and Records Administration is already concerned it might not make it.
Modernization
NARA faulted for Internet connection outage that affected staff and public
National Archives operations and public access were severely hampered by an Internet blackout in September that resulted from a cut fiber-optic cable.
Modernization
National Archives contributing to US historic photo map
Users can join the National Archives in contributing historic photo images to a crowdsourced map on Historypin.com.
People
NARA officials defend searchability of electronic archive
National Archives and Records Administration leaders rebut a complaint from the agency's inspector general that search capabilities are inadequate on the newly deployed electronic archive.
People
NARA electronic archive has fundamental flaw in search, IG says
As the National Archives' electronic archives moves into operational mode this month, it's suffering from problems that could frustrate users, IG warns.
Digital Government
NARA gives guidance on shared drives and asks for feedback
The National Archives and Records Administration is asking federal agencies to help shape policy for using shared drives to store documents.
Modernization
NARA finishes e-archive project, chooses IBM to maintain system
The National Archives and Records Administration has closed the book on development of the Electronic Records Archives -- for now.
Digital Government
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Don't rap and drive; Protecting security spending; Don't drink the water; Tag! You're it.
People
Agency venues popular on Foursquare despite no sponsorship
With 11 million users on Foursquare, many federal venues are being created on the application without official sponsorship by the federal agency managers of those venues.
People
NARA invites public to tag historic documents
The National Archives and Records Administration wants amateur historians to get involved in putting electronic tags on its historic documents online.
People
Government declassifies historical docs faster than ever
The National Declassification Center was established in January 2010 to tackle a nearly 400 million-page backlog of historic documents, and it is just starting to hit its stride by picking up the pace of initial evaluations.
Digital Government
NGA falls short on archiving hard copy maps, inspectors say
Federal inspectors took a look at records management activities for hard copy maps at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
People
NARA issues guidance on storing mixed media records
The National Archives and Records Administration has advised federal records managers about managing files with a mix of digital, paper and other records.
Cybersecurity
Agencies need to tighten telework coordination, GAO says
Potential agency IT limitations weren't taken into account before the "unscheduled telework" option for federal employees went into effect earlier this year, a new report said.
Modernization
Archives wants Wikipedia volunteers to help digitize documents
The National Archives and Records Administration wants help from Wikipedia-savvy volunteers to help prepare important digital documents for online access.
People
National Archives reveals its social media hits and misses
The National Archives and Records Administration has released its most recent data on social media traffic showing viewership trends for Flickr, YouTube, Facebook and other popular sites.
People
More federal agencies blog on Tumblr
Tumblr is growing in popularity as a blogging platform for federal agencies, and a Tumblr executive explains why.
Modernization
Agencies share best practices on social media records
Agency officials shared their best practices for social media records management at an event today.
People
NARA's spending plan for electronic archive isn't reliable, GAO says
The National Archives and Records Administration had unreliable cost estimates and other weaknesses in its spending plan for the final year of developing its digital archive, a new report says.
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