Today's post comes to us from Laurence Brewer, Director of the Life Cycle Management Division in the Modern Records Program. It's been a long time comin', but the program schedule is now up on our RACO 2010 web site. It's shaping up to be a great program on timely topics so don't miss your chance … Continue reading RACO 2010 Program Schedule Now Available!
Month: April 2010
Tool Spotlight: Cloud Computing FAQ
One of the things that we intend to do on the blog is to highlight something from our Toolkit for Managing Electronic Records each month. By doing this, we hope we call to your attention some new piece of NARA guidance, a helpful product from another agency, or simply something that you may have missed. … Continue reading Tool Spotlight: Cloud Computing FAQ
News from the Field: Spotlight “E-FORUMS”
Today's post comes to us from Matthew Eidson, Supervisory Archives Specialist in the National Archives Permanent Records Capture Section. Southwest Region packs the house; Pacific Alaska schedules an encore show; Headlines read “E-Forums declared a success”. Regional Records Managers across NARA have been holding E-Forums around the nation for about eight years. They were started … Continue reading News from the Field: Spotlight “E-FORUMS”
Opportunity for Federal Agencies to Discuss Web 2.0 Records
We will be hosting a Federal Web 2.0 "Jam Session" for Federal Agency records management and web management staff to discuss Federal uses of Web 2.0 technology. The Jam Session will include a discussion among participants of current uses of Web 2.0 technologies within agencies. This is an information gathering exercise to determine how these … Continue reading Opportunity for Federal Agencies to Discuss Web 2.0 Records
2009 RM Self-Assessment Report Released!
Today's post comes to us from Laurence Brewer, Director of the Life Cycle Management Division in the Modern Records Program. Today we released our findings from the 2009 Records Management Self-Assessment. Check it out here. In September 2009, we required all agencies to assess their own records management programs to determine how compliant they are … Continue reading 2009 RM Self-Assessment Report Released!
Congratulations LC! And ‘tweets’ can be Federal records too
Congratulations to our colleagues at the Library of Congress on their recent announcement of their acquisition of the complete archive of Twitter. This certainly represents a unique and compelling addition to their collection, and we very much share in their excitement. In light of a comment by an LC official, I would like to … Continue reading Congratulations LC! And ‘tweets’ can be Federal records too
RACO 2010 Update
We have all been working hard on putting together a great RACO program for this year's event on May 12. We've already announced our keynote speaker will be Cass R. Sunstein, Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at OMB. The rest of the program is coming together as well. We are planning … Continue reading RACO 2010 Update
Participate in our Archives.gov Web Redesign!
We are redesigning Archives.gov to make it easier and quicker for you to find the information you need as part of NARA's Flagship Open Government Initiative. We want your opinions to help us to design a website that you find easier to use. Feel free to show us how you would organize our web site … Continue reading Participate in our Archives.gov Web Redesign!
Archivist testifies about Open Government and Records Management
The Archivist of the United States, David S. Ferriero, testified on March 23, 2010, before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security. During a hearing entitled, "Removing the Shroud of Secrecy: Making Government More Transparent and Accountable," Mr. Ferriero spoke about the National Archives' responsibilities for records … Continue reading Archivist testifies about Open Government and Records Management
News from the Field
Today's post comes to us from Matthew Eidson, Supervisory Archives Specialist in the National Archives Permanent Records Capture Section. Let the drums roll and tape ticker . . . it’s my pleasure to introduce to you a new segment on Records Express that I’m (rather uncreatively calling) “News from the Field”. My name is Matt … Continue reading News from the Field