In July, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and NARA jointly issued a new memorandum providing guidance on managing Federal records. In a major policy change, the memo mandates that all Federal agencies must transfer permanent records to NARA in electronic formats after December 31, 2022. In other words, NARA will no longer accept more >
On June 12, the House Oversight and Reform Committee marked up HR 2978, the “National Historical Publications and Records Commission Reauthorization Act.” The bill would reauthorize the NHPRC at a level of $15 million from fiscal year 2020 to 2025. This is a major accomplishment since NCH has been working for ten years to get more >
On June 11, the House Appropriations Committee approved a FY 20 funding bill for the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and the NHPRC. The Financial Services and General FY 20 Appropriations bill provides $354.7 for NARA operating expenses, which is $9.1 million above the request but is a reduction of $18.4 million from the more >