Author Archives: davidferriero
Reaching Out with RDA
This week, the National Archives took yet another step toward the Open Government goals of transparency, participation and collaboration, by joining the wider archival community in adopting the Resource Description and Access (RDA) standard for its authority records. The RDA … Continue reading
Veterans Day
Every day at the National Archives, we hear extraordinary stories from veterans and their families. Veterans Day presents us with a great opportunity to highlight an important collection within the National Archives: Official Military Personnel Folders, which document the actions … Continue reading
Check Us Out!
The National Archives provides many “entrances” to our content. We have facilities located across the country to bring our records to you and you may find our records where you go to on the web, including Wikipedia, Facebook, Instagram, and … Continue reading
Launching the Beta Program for our Remembering WWI App
Today we’re launching the public beta program for the Remembering WWI iPad app, which puts newly digitized primary source materials into the hands of teachers and museum professionals nationwide. The app is a product of a two-year collaboration among the … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, NARA Records, Participation, Special Events, Technology
Tagged Digitization, mobile app, primary sources, Remembering WWI, World War I, WWI
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We want to hear from you! NARA’s Open Government Plan 2016-2018
I am proud to announce the publication of our fourth Open Government Plan. To get started, check out the Executive Summary, which provides an overview of the commitments the agency is making to make the National Archives and the Federal … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, Leadership, Open Government, Participation, Technology, Transparency
Tagged "Office of Government Information Services", Chief Records Officer, citizen archivist, engagement, FOIA, Github, History Hub, Information Security Oversight Office, Innovation Hub, National Declassification Center, Open Government, Open Government Plan, Research Services, Social Media
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Sharing the Excitement about Open Government
This week I had an opportunity to address the World Library and Information Congress of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) on the work we have been doing here at the National Archives in support of the … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership, Open Government, Participation, Special Events
Tagged collaboration, community, connections, IFLA, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, National Action Plan, Open Government, Open Government Declaration, Open Government Partnership, World Library and Information Congress
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Getting Our House in Order: Creating a Diverse and Inclusive Workplace
Yesterday, I had the privilege to speak to my colleagues in the archival profession at the Joint Annual Meeting of the Council of State Archivists and the Society for American Archivists in Atlanta, Georgia, about an important topic to me … Continue reading
Information Security Oversight Office Releases its Annual Report to the President
Today, our Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO) released online its Report to the President for Fiscal Year (FY) 2015. This annual report covers government agencies’ security classification activities, shares cost estimates for these activities, and provides an update on the … Continue reading
Records Management Self-Assessment
I am pleased to announce that the 2015 Records Management-Self Assessment (RMSA) report is now available. Laurence Brewer, Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government, said, “This is our seventh RMSA, and we are very pleased to see real progress … Continue reading
