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.
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