electronic records

Library of Congress expanded online content in response to the pandemic

The Library of Congress is busy building an online collection of open access e-books, which accelerated when the pandemic hit.

Open Data/Transparency

Amelia Brust/Federal News Network

VA launches strategic review, considers schedule changes amid concerns with new EHR

Veterans Affairs

NARA seeks workforce reskilling, AI tools in weaning agencies off paper records

Technology

OMB, NARA nudge paperless government

Tom Temin Commentary

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Paper records phase-out looks to ‘accelerate digital transformation’

Management

In this Tuesday, June 18, 2019 photo a sign for the entrance to the National Archives is seen in College Park, Md. A Virginia National Guard sergeant is accused of stealing World War II-era dog tags from the National Archives and Records Administration in Maryland, at least the second theft case involving the research facility. Robert Rumsby, of Fredericksburg, Va., told investigators he took dog tags that belonged to four U.S. airmen killed in plane crashes in 1944, according to a criminal complaint filed in federal court last month. (AP Photo/Michael Kunzelman)

Agencies told to phase out paper records by December 2022

Federal Newscast

Active Navigation

4 things every CIO should be paying attention to

Commentary

New roadmap envisions electronic record-keeping by 2020

NARA’s Electronic Records Archive boots up

Development is done. Now the National Archives and Records Administration\’s Electronics Record Archive is headed for deployment, but not quite as originally…

Federal Drive

NARA brings online collections together

New Online Public Access portal lets users search three databases in one fell swoop to access 13 million records. Archives responded to customer complaints…

Budget

NARA to suspend development of ERA starting in 2012

Congress

The agency is deciding whether or not to move forward with the contract option for operations and maintenance with Lockheed Martin. GAO and OMB say the project has multiple problems, including more than a $200 million increase in the total cost for ERA and a lack of usage by agencies. After going through a TechStat sessions, NARA and OMB decided to stop enhancing the system and focus on use.