Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein will announce the winner of a contract for hundreds of millions of dollars at 10am today to build an electronic system that will accept, preserve and make accessible, far into the future, all types of electronic documents, regardless of their hardware and software. Video of the event will be available on NARA’s web site.
Update: 09/08 12:21 EST by B:FCW Says The National Archives and Records Administration awarded Lockheed Martin a $308 million contract this morning to design and develop the Electronic Records Archives (ERA) program.
Will wonders never cease…
As a former records manager, I applaud NARA’s efforts to get the mountains of electronic federal records under control. As a private citizen, I shudder to think about the consequences of one more giant corporation with its mitts on federally generated information.
Yes, Lockheed is reputable. No, they haven’t had an issue with privacy that we know of. I still have an uneasy feeling about it.