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Smithsonian to close galleries due to budget cuts

Tags: Smithsonian , Wayne Clough , budget , sequestration ,

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Federal Drive Interviews -- Jan. 30, 2013

Tags: Melinda Wharton , National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases , CDC , Pat Niehaus , Federal Managers Association , DoD , DoD Report , Sheryl Shenberger , National Declassification Center , Alex Bolton , The Hill , Congress , Senate , immigration , cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update , Federal Drive

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Cool Roofs Initiative helps agencies achieve energy-saving goals

Agencies are installing white, reflective roofs, solar panels and plant-filled green roofs to cut down on energy costs and save taxpayers money. This is all in response to President Barack Obama's executive order requiring agencies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase energy efficiency.

Tags: Jennifer MacDonald , Mark Sprouse , Steven Chu , DoE , sustainability , green government , Green Government Initiative , cool roofs , Obama Impact , management , Michael OConnell

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Archives opens massive new center for government personnel files

Bryan McGraw, the director of the archival program at the NPRC, joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin and Amy Morris to discuss the opening of a new facility dedicated to government personnel files.

Tags: Bryan McGraw , National Personnel Records Center , Federal Drive , Tom Temin , Amy Morris

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Users testify improvement needed for FOIA

Today marks the final day of "Sunshine in Government Week", a time to consider the goals of openness and transparency in government at all levels. Yesterday, a House subcommittee got an update on one of the most important tools in the effort toward government openness: the federal Freedom of Information Act.

Tags: management , FOIA , Melanie Pustay , Miriam Nisbet , OGIS , Larry Gottesman , EPA , David Sobel , David Cullier , Tom Fitton , Max Cacas

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Presidential Gifts

Tags: President Bush , Laura Bush , Presidential gifts

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Archives to help manage A-files

Tags: NARA , USCIS , Immigration Services , genealogy , Greg Smith , A files

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National Archives searches home of former employee

The National Archives says it's cooperating with a theft investigation involving a retired employee whose home was searched by federal agents this week.

Tags: AP , Paul Brachfeld , Leslie Waffen , Rockville, Maryland

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Inauguration spells change for change.gov

Transition website flips to governing resource

Tags: tech , inauguration , transition , Sharon Fawcett , Barack Obama , George W. Bush , whitehouse.gov , change.gov

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National Archives to continue opening access under new deputy

Debra Wall has been with the National Archives for over 20 years.

Tags: debra wall , technology , records , In Depth , people , management

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