David Ferriero

FILE - A young man stands in front of a shelve with hard liquor at a beverage market in Gelsenkirchen, western Germany, June 15, 2007. The German government's drugs czar has proposed raising the age when people can buy beer and win from 16 to 18, and cracking down on alcohol and tobacco advertising. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

Vets suing Army for not recognizing substance abuse disorders in discharges

In today’s Federal Newscast, veterans are suing the Army for refusing to give soldiers with alcohol and drug addictions honorable discharges.

Federal Newscast

House lawmakers eye TMF funding as possible solution to NARA’s records backlog

Management

David Ferriero: NARA rolls out Vietnam War exhibit

Federal Drive

NARA: Improvements seen in federal records management, but ‘there is work to be done’

Management

White House pressed to fix ‘broken’ declassification system

Technology

Lawmakers question officials’ use of personal, secret email accounts

Congress

In Depth Show Blog – May 17, 2013

Transforming the way the National Archives and Records Administration does business

Management

Agencies have 120 days to start getting e-records in shape

Debra Wall appointed new deputy archivist

Budget

Social media boosts Archives’ usability

Federal Drive

NARA contest: Tweet the Bill of Rights

The National Archives says it\’s time the Bill of Rights got a hip new upgrade and need your help. Archivist David Ferriero gives us the hashtag.

Federal Drive

NARA makes headway in solving FOIA disputes

The Office of Government Information Services has impacted how agencies and citizens interact over Freedom of Information Act requests in its first year….

Budget

NARA declassifies 8 million pages

Budget

The newly-created National Declassification Center has processed and published 2% of the documents it is tasked with releasing. The center released a status report detailing its progress and the steps it plans to take in the future.