Browsing: open government

Balancing Government Transparency and Efficiency Is No Easy Task

Government transparency and improved federal records management practices have been two core initiatives in the Obama administration’s attempt to reform the ways of Washington. In an effort to track progress made thus far and highlight remaining...


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Be Prepared for Disaster: Understand Vital Records in Government

The Presidential Memorandum for Managing Government Records has agencies and other federal organization evaluating new records storage and management policies as they work to transition from paper-based systems to digital records management. According to a recent...


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Early Efforts Key for Complying with Obama Mandate

I've never fully agreed with the saying, "It's not how you start, it's how you finish." To me, that's sending the wrong message. I'm all about setting the tone from the get-go....


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“Garbage Data” is Big Data

Just last week the Obama Administration published a memorandum about Federal agencies adopting some best practices in IT. When I read a little bit closer, a lot of it was focused on data retention. While data...


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Managing Government Records with Corporate Savvy

Records management protocol has been shifted to the top of priority lists within government offices following a Presidential Memorandum late last year. This has encouraged federal agencies to investigate new ways of enhancing the efficiency and...


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