In a blog post, Open to Change, Archivist of the United States David Ferriero introduces the final report of the internal Task Force on Agency Transformation. A Charter for Change [PDF] makes recommendations for organizational and cultural change within the National Archives and Records Management Agency (NARA). It stresses the values of openness and customer service for both the agency in serving its external audiences and NARA's internal organizations in serving NARA staff. The report also recommends that the agency "embrace the primacy of electronic information in all facets of our work and position NARA to lead accordingly." In his blog post, Ferriero states that the task force will work with staff through November and December to "identify and implement specific action items and draft the remaining organization structure of the agency."
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released two reports critical of NARA this month:
- Information Security: National Archives and Records Administration Needs to Implement Key Program Elements and Controls, GAO-11-20, October 21, 2010
- National Archives and Records Administration: Oversight and Management Improvements Initiated, but More Action Needed, GAO-11-15, October 05, 2010
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