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Federal records chief says ‘culture of paper’ persists at agencies

U.S. Chief Records Officer Laurence Brewer talks about progress and challenges in realizing a fully electronic government.

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(Photo by Lenin Hurtado for the National Archives)National Archives at St. Louis, Building exterior. Photo by Lenin Hurtado for the National Archives.

NARA looks to extend e-records deadline by 18 months

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White House, NARA consider next steps as electronic records deadline looms

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NARA gauging agencies’ confidence to meet 2022 e-records deadline after COVID-19 delays

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

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

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ADVANCE FOR USE SATURDAY, SEPT. 16, 2017 AND THEREAFTER-In this Tuesday, May 30, 2017 photo, old archives of birth registrations recorded only by hand in books, prior to the introduction of a national computerized register where administrators can enter births over the internet, are stored on shelves at the St. Joseph's Hospital in Kitovu, Uganda. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

NARA’s draft strategic plan looks to leave paper records management in digital dust

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eRecords at risk: NARA report

NARA finds the Federal Government does not consistently manage its records and information – particularly its electronic records – well enough to meet…

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