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National Archives and Records Administration

National Archives and Records Administration
Government Agency
Agency nameNational Archives and Records Administration
Native nameNARA
Agency overview
Formed1934 (Independent Agency April 1, 1985)
Preceding
agencies
National Archives and Records Service (GSA)
Employees2,462 (2009)
JurisdictionFederal government of the United States
Headquarters700 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
Operational structure
Agency executivesDavid Ferriero, Archivist
Adrienne C. Thomas, Deputy Archivist

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The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is an independent agency of the United States government charged with preserving and documenting government and historical records and with increasing public access to those documents, which comprise the National Archives. NARA is officially responsible for maintaining and publishing the legally authentic and authoritative copies of acts of Congress, presidential proclamations and executive orders, and federal regulations. The chief administrator of NARA, the Archivist of the United States, not only maintains the official documentation of the passage of amendments to the U.S. Constitution by state legislatures, but has the authority to declare when the constitutional threshold for passage has been reached, and therefore when an act has become an amendment.

The agency often works closely with scholars to facilitate its studies.

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The original copy of Magna Carta kept at the United States National Archives building. This is a 1297 copy with the royal seal of Edward I.
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How can I obtain agency records without using the FOIA? - Shreveport Times Tweet this news
Shreveport Times--Older material dated before the mid-1970s may be available at the -National Archives and Records Administration- in Washington, DC or College Park, MD, or at one of the Presidential libraries. These archives are great places to do resear - Date : Fri, 29 Apr 2011 21:39:22 GMT+00:00
Noble Systems' North American Contact Center Survey Reveals Widespread Danger ... - Newswire Today (press release) Tweet this news
Newswire Today (press release)--According to the Open Security Foundation, more than 112 million individual records containing personally-identifying information have been lost so far in 2011. Moreover, the -National Archives and Records Administration- r - Date : Fri, 13 May 2011 01:45:45 GMT+00:00
2011 budget: Cuts keep check on hiring, contracts - Federal Times Tweet this news
Federal Times--In contrast, the 2011 budget dealt a $14 million cut to one of the largest IT projects at the -National Archives and Records Administration- (NARA): the Electronic Records Archive. Spokesman David Lake said this may force NARA to scale back - Date : Mon, 18 Apr 2011 13:53:05 GMT+00:00
MLK Site, Carter Library Would Close if Feds Shut Down - Patch.com Tweet this news
Patch.com--Two of East Atlanta's highest-profile national attractions would close if the federal government shuts down. The Jimmy Carter Library & Museum, administered by the -National Archives and Records Administration-, would close. So wou - Date : Sat, 09 Apr 2011 00:27:51 GMT+00:00
Stephon Marbury's money play - ESPN (blog) Tweet this news
ESPN (blog)---...- Marbury's real estate holdings, a $75 million portfolio leased to such disparate and unlikely tenants as a US attorney, the Department of Homeland Security, the -National Archives and Records Administration-, and the Social Securit - Date : Mon, 18 Apr 2011 15:48:54 GMT+00:00
April 18, 1906: Mother Nature 1, San Francisco 0 - Wired News Tweet this news
Wired News--Photo: San Francisco's Mission District burns in the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. (HD Chadwick/-National Archives and Records Administration-/Wikipedia) This article first appeared on Wired.com April 18, 2008.--- - Date : Mon, 18 Apr 2011 11:03:16 GMT+00:00
ZL Technologies to Speak at DGI E-Discovery, Records & Information Management ... - PRLog.Org (press release) Tweet this news
PRLog.Org (press release)--Recent reports from the -National Archives and Records Administration- (NARA) have shed light on the failure of government agencies to adopt a compliant electronic recordkeeping system. Many agencies have systems capable of capt - Date : Mon, 14 Mar 2011 23:32:39 GMT+00:00
Telework Tops 5% Among Federal Employees - InformationWeek Tweet this news
InformationWeek---...- Management and Budget (OMB), the General Services Administration (GSA), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the -National Archives Records Administration- (NARA) -- to plan how to put the law into action over the nex - Date : Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:25:44 GMT+00:00
GSU Library awarded grant to digitize PATCO records - The FINANCIAL Tweet this news
The FINANCIAL--The National Historical Publications and Records Commission, a statutory body affiliated with the -National Archives and Records Administration-, ... - Date : Thu, 20 Jan 2011 13:29:02 GMT+00:00
Carlin to speak at WU Kansas Day event - Topeka Capital Journal Tweet this news
Topeka Capital Journal---...- drawing upon his service as archivist of the United States for the -National Archives and Records Administration- from 1995 to 2005. ... - Date : Fri, 21 Jan 2011 19:19:31 GMT+00:00

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Department of Agriculture: National Agricultural Library Congress: Library of Congress Department of Transportation: National Transportation Library Department of Health and Human Services / National Institutes of Health: National Library of Medicine Department of Education: National Library of Education
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