People

Agencies admit to bad records management

The National Archives and Records Administration released its second annual survey of 270 agencies' records management abilities.

Digital Government

NARA names 3 to new leadership positions

David Ferriero, archivist of the United States, named three top deputies to a new leadership team.

People

NARA's digital archive falters as others soar

Consultant Frank A. McDonough offers three examples of electronic archives that outshine NARA's troubled effort to preserve government records.

Modernization

Archives budget would drop 10 percent

The National Archives and Records Administration would get $423 million under the president's budget proposal, a 10 percent cut.

Modernization

NARA's costs soared for digital archive, GAO says

Costs have more than doubled for the the National Archives and Records Administration's electronic records archive project, GAO says.

Digital Government

JFK Library to start largest converted digital archive

Listeners will be able to hear President John F. Kennedy's speeches in his own voice in online podcasts that will go live this month as part of the Kennedy presidential digital archive.

Digital Government

Ken Thibodeau retires from electronic archive development

Ken Thibodeau retired from the National Archives and Records Administration on Jan. 1 after 25 years in the federal government.

Digital Government

Agencies innovate with augmented reality apps

Augmented reality applications are gaining in popularity and starting to be noticed in government-focused applications.

Digital Government

Social media records prove tough to preserve

Agencies are stuck with a patchwork of guidance and inadequate technologies for managing and preserving their social media records, a new report says.

Modernization

NARA to offer online search engine

The National Archives and Records Administration is preparing to launch its new online search tool Dec. 27.

Digital Government

NARA plans declassification review for 400 million pages

The National Archives and Records Administration plans to use social media tools to find out which records to declassify first from its 400 million-plus page backlog.

People

Is every tweet and Facebook post worth archiving?

Agencies are looking for ways to save Web 2.0 content, but NARA is still refining its policy on social media content.

Modernization

NARA e-mail service on the fritz

Efforts to replace faulty network equipment have been complicated by problems with U.S. trade law.

People

NARA issues guidance for identifying official records on social media

NARA head David Ferriero urges federal managers to be vigilant about identifying and preserving official records on Facebook, Twitter, wikis and blogs.

Cybersecurity

NARA shows gaps in cybersecurity, GAO says

Two reports fault NARA for problems with cybersecurity and overall management.

Modernization

NARA to lift veil on Archives.gov face-lift

The National Archives and Records Administration will debut an updated website with a new front page design and with reorganized features selected by the public.

Modernization

Agencies get advice on record retention in the cloud

Agencies face problems deploying records into the cloud while maintaining their record preservation responsibilities, according to an NARA official.

Modernization

National Archives puts 3,000 historic documents online

The National Archives and Records Administration debuts an online repository of historic documents, such as George Washington's handwritten draft of the U.S. Constitution.

Modernization

Dump that data: Agencies need not preserve Web 2.0 content

Federal agencies are dealing with questions about how much of the content on their social media platforms must be saved as an official record, according to a new report.

Modernization

White House attention nudges e-archive toward completion by September 2011

The National Archives and Records Administration is putting its electronic archive project on track for completion in a year after the program landed on a White House list of high-risk projects.