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Understanding FADGI: What agencies need to know in the shift away from paper records

Agencies, in an effort to reduce storage space and improve access to documents, are taking steps to wean themselves off paper records. Joe Odore, the global portfolio marketing manager for Kodak Alaris, said agencies will see significant benefits by shifting to electronic records.

EPA opening digitization centers to transition agency away from paper records

The Environmental Protection Agency is planning to open two centers soon that will help the agency meet a governmentwide goal to digitize records. Jeff Wells, director of the EPA’s Office of Enterprise Information Programs, said the agency will open one of its National Digitization Centers (NDCs) in Edison, New Jersey, in the fourth quarter of this fiscal year.

Modernizing FADGI: How agencies can digitize federal records at scale

Agencies face a major year-end deadline to phase out paper as part of their records management procedures.

Shift to digital records underscores need for agencies to have a strategy in place

A shift from paper to electronic records is underscoring the need for agencies to implement a broader digitization strategy.

NARA sets image quality standards amid ‘great transition’ to electronic records

The COVID-19 pandemic is demonstrating the need for agencies to make the shift from paper to electronic records.

FADGI in action: GPO adds to its digital record collections

The Government Publishing Office produces a range of government documents, from U.S. passports for the State Department, to official publications for Congress.

FADGI in action: Library of Congress sets bar for digitizing historic records

The Library of Congress, among its responsibilities, is digitizing the wealth of historic records it holds – both to preserve them for future generations, and to make accessible to a larger audience online.