Archives Wants Input On Strategic Plan
The National Archives and Records Administration has unveiled a draft update to its strategic plan through 2016 and is asking for public input. The document, which lets the agency to take stock of accomplishments, make adjustments for new mission requirements, and propose improvements to performance measures, is open for comments through Wednesday, Aug. 5. As part of the update, NARA details strategies for expanding its leadership in federal records management, including electronic records management, and includes language pertaining to the creation of a new National Declassification Center.
In late May, President Obama instructed his national security adviser, James L. Jones, to consult with agency heads and submit recommendations to him within 90 days on how and whether to revise a 1995 executive order that created new standards for classifying government documents. He also asked Jones to weigh in on his campaign pledge to create a declassification center. NARA's draft plan states that by 2012, 90 percent of agency declassification programs should be earning high scores from the Information Security Oversight Office, which oversees government-wide classification programs.
Read NARA's draft strategic plan here (PDF) and submit comments via e-mail to vision@nara.gov or by fax (301) 837-0319.
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