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Policies challenge the status quo

These 9 federal management directives are disruptive but necessary, officials say.

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EPA CIO wants better search capabilities

The growing number of agency documents that are converted into digital formats and dumped online is the source of the problem, Molly O'Neill said.

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DOD to close intell reporting database

Criticism and questions about the legality of the Threat and Local Observation Notice led to its demise.

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OPM updates regs to reflect modernized retirement system

The Office of Personnel Management addresses electronic signatures, online benefit decisions and electronic records.

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SmartBuy deals for e-records management in works

GSA released a request for quotes to more than 1,300 vendors to submit a bid to join the enterprisewide software license contract.

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Digital standards come first

Before agencies digitize their records, LOC group must develop standards.

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Agencies must prepare for e-discovery, experts say

Improve communication among agencies' legal departments, IT workers and record managers to avoid legal trouble, a group of experts recommends.

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IG: Some at IRS still careless with taxpayer data

Although the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration found that some managers and employees are not following policies, the agency has made progress.

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Next up, e-discovery challenges

Amended litigation rules force governments to rethink their electronic document options.

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A FOIA face-lift

Proponents call it the first major FOIA reform bill in a decade.

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Digital works bring Library of Congress, Hollywood together

The library has formed partnerships with companies and other organizations to come up with standards for digital formats.

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DHS cuts time it will save passenger data

Additionally, the department also is requesting an exemption for certain records in the system and states that it will not collect information about race, ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation.

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NARA makes films available on Amazon

A nonexclusive agreement enables CustomFlix Labs to offer NARA's Universal Newsreels for sale on Amazon.com for $19.99 each.

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Goodbye to a mountain of paperwork

The Office of Personnel Management wants to complete its Retirement Systems Modernization project before most baby boomers retire.

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Are we on the e-record?

Debate heats up about how much control employees should have over e-records.

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Lawmakers: Poor policies enable contractor performance to go unchecked

Companies that performed poorly were still able to win subsequent contracts because of poor oversight, lawmakers said.

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Fervor over formats cools for now

Massachusetts says yes to at least two nonproprietary document formats.

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IG: Cost data for Justice IT systems not reliable

Component agencies use several methods to track and report IT costs, and CIOs have varying degrees of control over IT budgets, a report states.

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Davis: Report on unsaved e-mail 'prejudges'

He says the House oversight committee's interim report alleging that the White House broke the law by not preserving official communications is premature and partisan.