Digital Landfill

As many of you know, there is a lot brewing in terms of the Obama Administration and policies relative to electronic records.  Here are some good posts that will get you up to speed.

White House issues records management directive -- Fierce Government -- The Obama administration issued a comprehensive records management directive Aug. 24, which sets a variety of records management goals for agencies while previewing further guidance and ...

White House overhauls electronic records requirementsWashington Business Journal (blog)The White House has given federal agencies until the end of 2019 to adopt systems that store and manage all electronic records, Nextgov reports. Agencies will be r ...

White House initiative calls for digitization of records management ...

news.ptfs.com8/27/12

Over the next seven-plus years, the federal government's records management program will undergo a gradual digitization process. Under a new White House directive, all agencies will be required to use electronic records ...

OMB: Agency record keeping to be all electronic by 2020 | FedScoop

fedscoop.com8/27/12

The memorandum carries out a presidential memorandum sent in November to reform the federal government's records management for the 21st century. The directive also requires each agency to designate a high-ranking ...

The White House orders change from paper to electronic records ...

esignrecords.org8/27/12

Agencies must also prove “compliance with Federal Records Management Statutes and Regulations.” In an attempt to promote higher ... The White House orders change from paper to electronic records. by Vitoriana Morais ...

White House predicts fully digital recordkeeping by 2020 | image-1 ...

www.image-1.com8/27/12

In a memorandum released August 24, the White House has provided a roadmap for agencies looking to meet the goals of the the Managing Government Records directive, which should help these agencies with document ...

National Archives Blog Sites - Collector in Chief - AOTUS

http://blogs.archives.gov/Aug 24

In his Memorandum on Managing Government Records, President Obama stated "…proper records management is the backbone of open Government." The Memorandum began an executive branch wide effort to reform records management policies and practices and required each agency to...

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