Report: National Archives (NARA) Publishes Online Dashboard Of Its Investigations Into Lost, Altered or Destroyed Public Records
From a Post by Alex Howard, Sunlight Foundation:
To engage in a monumental understatement, it’s a big deal for the public’s information to be altered or disposed of without justified intention and public notice of the removal. In spring 2018, for the first time the National Archives and Record Administration (NARA) has begun using the Internet to inform the American public about its ongoing investigations of unauthorized dispositions in an online dashboard. In a year that continues to be marked by regression on transparency and accountability under the Trump administration, this is a welcome development that shines a bright light on a matter of significant public concern and shows continued commitment by NARA to its open government plan.
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Direct to NARA’s “Unauthorized Disposition of Federal Records” Dashboard
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