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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 , David Ferriero , Mike White , Ray Mosley , WestEd Interactive , Sunlight Foundation , GPO , Max Cacas , Federal Register
National Archives attorney offers e-mail counsel
Current federal regulations are fairly explicit on the kinds of federal agency records that must be kept by law. But what happens when the law hasn't kept up with changes in communications in the Internet age? A government attorney who has helped almost every federal agency comply with records management regulations addresses a recent National Archives conference.
Tags: management , best practices , Records Administration Conference , Jason Baron , Director of Litigation for the Office of General , records , e-mail , Electronic Message Preservation Act , Max Cacas
OMB's Sunstein links records and open government
The Obama Administration believes that one of the major planks of an open and transparent government is the ready access to public information by citizens. One of the top federal officials involved in managing the federal government's rules and regulations says those who maintain the government's paper and electronic records are the "backbone of a transparent and open government."
Tags: management , technology , best practices , Records Administration Conference , Cass Sunstein , OIRA , OMB , VA , EPA , Barack Obama , Max Cacas
National Archives are 'backbone of transparency'
WFED's Max Cacas reports.
Tags: management , openness , transparency , Max Cacas
Archives uses Web 2.0 to write Open Government Plan
NARA launched Web 2.0 tools, asking for the public's help with writing its Open Government Plan. The agency's chief digital access strategist discusses the suprising response they got.
Tags: technology , management , Web 2.0 , Gov 2.0 , Pamela Wright , Open Government Directive , transparency , openness , Dorothy Ramienski , daily debrief
eRecords at risk: NARA report
NARA finds the Federal Government does not consistently manage its records and information - particularly its electronic records - well enough to meet business needs, protect rights or assure accountability, and ensure the continued preservation and access of permanently valuable records. Laurence Brewer is the Director of the Life Cycle Management Division at NARA explains
Tags: mngt , technology , Laurence Brewer , records management
Agencies classifying less information
NARA's new report to the President finds that fewer individuals are receiving classification authority. The document also says a majority of the information that is classified likely will stay secret for 10 years or less.
Tags: management , William Bosanko , Information Security Oversight Office , State , document classification , Document declassification
OPM proposes changes to management of personnel files
Federal Register notice details new ownership and cost structure for current and former feds.
Tags: pay and benefits , OPM , Electronic personnel folder
National Archives keeping, and sharing, electronic records
How to preserve the past to serve the future? The Archivist of the United States explains.
Tags: National Archives , David Ferriero , mngt
New National Declassification Center readies governmentwide change
The new National Declassification Center is charged with streamlining declassification processes, facilitating quality assurance measures, and implementing standard training for declassification reviewers.
Tags: classified documents , NDC , Michael Kurtz , security , national security
