In a paperless society, office file cabinets may become an endangered species. However, the need to store documents will remain. The U.S. government is struggling to develop efficient means to retain billions of electronic messages. NARA is playing a central role in the government-wide effort to retain and manage electronic documents. As one of the initial steps in meeting records management mandates issued by President Obama in November 2011, NARA has just developed a simplified approach to managing federal agency email messages.
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Feds Get Serious About Email Preservation
Posted by: John K. Higgins October 2, 2013 05:00 AMIn a paperless society, office file cabinets may become an endangered species. However, the need to store documents will remain. The U.S. government is struggling to develop efficient means to retain billions of electronic messages. NARA is playing a central role in the government-wide effort to retain and manage electronic documents. As one of the initial steps in meeting records management mandates issued by President Obama in November 2011, NARA has just developed a simplified approach to managing federal agency email messages.