1: Agency Support
Fully support the Open Government initiative Other Information:
On December 8, 2009, the Obama administration issued an Open Government Directive, with the goal of creating a culture of
transparency, participation, and collaboration in and among Federal agencies that will transform the relationship between
Government and its citizens. At the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) we fully support this initiative,
because these very same goals are at the heart of our mission. We accomplish this crucial mission as a small independent agency,
with over 3,000 employees in 45 facilities across the country and an appropriated budget of approximately $470 million for
fiscal year 2010. The National Archives has a unique responsibility as a Federal agency in that our mission is to ensure access
to the permanent records of the entire Federal Government. Our Open Government Plan takes into account these records, our
archival holdings as well as our operational records which document the activities of NARA as an agency. Our Open Government
Plan also encompasses our role in providing leadership and services to the Federal Government on records management, the Freedom
of Information Act (FOIA), the Electronic Records Archives (ERA), the National Declassification Center, and the Federal Register.
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