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NARA contest: Tweet the Bill of Rights

The National Archives says it's time the Bill of Rights got a hip new upgrade and need your help. Archivist David Ferriero gives us the hashtag.

Tags: Federal Drive , technology , NARA , National Archives , twitter , Bill of Rights ,

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NARA makes headway in solving FOIA disputes

The Office of Government Information Services has impacted how agencies and citizens interact over Freedom of Information Act requests in its first year. Among the agency's first-year goals was to make people aware of its mission to act as an arbiter and help agencies implement best practices.

Tags: management , FOIA , NARA , Miriam Nisbet , Sunshine in Government Initiative , Rick Blum , alternative dispute resolution , Max Cacas

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NARA declassifies 8 million pages

The newly-created National Declassification Center has processed and published 2% of the documents it is tasked with releasing. The center released a status report detailing its progress and the steps it plans to take in the future.

Tags: management , NARA , National Declassification Center , Rachel Stevens

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Federal Register set to unveil extreme makeover

Just in time for its 75th anniversary in a little more than 10 days, the Federal Register is set to unveil an entirely new look -- online. And in keeping with the Obama Administration's emphasis on the Open Government Initiative, and using the tools of social collaboration, the new FederalRegister.gov is expected to be the result of wider citizen participation.

Tags: management , technology , NARA , Mike White , Ray Mosley , WestEd Interactive , Sunlight Foundation , GPO , Max Cacas , Federal Register

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Extreme makeover coming to the Federal Register

The official daily newspaper of the federal government is making some drastic improvements to its Web site -- just in time for its 75th anniversary.

Tags: Federal Register , National Archives , social media

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National Archives hopes for annual Jeopardy!

The answer is contests. The question is how to build engagement while having fun. Archivist of the United States David Ferriero tells us about "Archives Jeopardy!"

Tags: Federal Drive , management , Jeopardy! , newsstand , Suzanne Kubota

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National Archives keeping, and sharing, electronic records

How to preserve the past to serve the future? The Archivist of the United States explains.

Tags: NARA , National Archives , mngt

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