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Classified version of Electronic Records Archive in the works
A National Archive and Records Administration official says hardware is procured and development is near completion for a classified electronic records archive that will function as a completely
NARA ERA spending plan shows deferred functionality
Among the now-indefinitely postponed functionalities once planned for the National Archives and Records Administration's Electronic Records Archive system is the ability to monitor and execute
Report: Agencies unsure how to archive social media
When many agencies capture social media records for archiving--to the extent they do--they do so by printing out the content onto paper and storing that, finds a report from an industry advisory...
Ferriero: Electronic records archiving in crisis
Electronic records face an archiving crisis, said Archivist David Ferriero while speaking March 18 at a Washington, D.C.. event put on by the Center for American Progress and OpenTheGovernment.org. A
GAO: EPA digitized documents without inventory, library reorganization plan
The Environmental Protection Agency began an effort in 2006 to reorganize its library network. Now, more than two years past the initially-scheduled completion date, a Government Accountability
NARA should get tougher, says GAO
The Government Accountability Office is urging the National Archives and Records Administration to get tougher with federal agencies over their recordkeeping practices despite questions over the
Library launches alliance to preserve digital objects
The Library of Congress is setting up a national organization for the preservation of digital objects, the National Digital Stewardship Alliance. The alliance is a collaborative effort among federal
FOIA trends up and down
The number of Freedom of Information Act requests satisfied with a release of all documents went down in fiscal 2009 to 215,214--a 17 percent decrease against fiscal 2008 numbers, finds a Justice
SPOTLIGHT: Is NARA too lax in protecting electronic records?
The National Archives and Records Administration issued new regulations nearly two weeks ago that provide more information on managing electronic records. Critics, however, say that the new rules
Archives face digital avalanche
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is not only responsible for managing the nation's historical records, but it must catalog and maintain overwhelming numbers of public
