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National Archives
Is Open Gov 1950 Stymieing Open Gov 2010?
Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010 - 13:23
Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 13:08
The Federal Records Act of 1950 creates a framework to manage agency records. It puts the National Archives and Records Administration in charge of oversight of the system and NARA determines the historical value of federal records and operates Federal Records Centers around the country.
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How Federal Agencies Can Effectively Manage Records Created Using New Social Media Tools
Thursday, October 28th, 2010 - 12:29
To date, federal agencies have largely been on their own in terms of how to manage records created via social media tools. This historically decentralized approach has resulted in some agencies banning the use of social media while other agencies have rapidly adopted their use but ignored the potential records management implications. The National Archives and Records Administration released a bulletin on managing social media records at the same time this report was released. It offered some “guidance to Federal agencies, who must then determine the most appropriate ways
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Anonymous
I am interested to see how US Government agencies are dealing with social media records
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Where Is Waldo?
Friday, August 28th, 2009 - 7:05
Everyone is familiar with the anonymous military aide who follows the President everywhere carrying the codes to launch nuclear missile attacks. Less known is the anonymous archivist from the National Archives who tracks the President's minute-by-minute meetings and phone calls.
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Where Are the Keys?
Friday, January 16th, 2009 - 19:17
Earlier today, outgoing deputy director for management Clay Johnson sent me (and others) a note that was equivalent to leaving behind the keys to the office.
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GSA Role in Transition
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008 - 10:15
“Who’s in charge of a transition? Nobody. There’s no government-wide standard on how to do it,” says David Bibb, deputy administrator of t
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Norman M. Macdonald
In the final paragraph the reference to national security makes me wonder if we have abolished Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for hostile actions. If you wait for clearance you are heading for a disaster but in a command and control structure what do you expect.
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Think Tanks and Other Players: 2008 (Part I)
Tuesday, April 1st, 2008 - 13:19
This is a start of an inventory of who is doing what in terms of developing management advice and support to the incoming President. Since a mix of efforts undertaken by various think tanks and other groups in 2000 helped create a useful bridge in that transition, hopefully similar efforts are underway in 2008. This initial inventory should give you some sense of who is doing what, where the holes are, and where there are opportunities for collaboration.
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