Marco Rubio No Longer Serving as Acting Archivist of the United States
From Politico:
Marco Rubio is no longer serving as the acting archivist of the United States, relieving the Trump administration official of one of several roles, a spokesperson for the National Archives and Records Administration confirmed to POLITICO.
Rubio — who serves as interim national security adviser in addition to his duties as secretary of State — delegated his authority to James Byron, who will continue to serve as senior adviser to the archivist, according to NARA General Counsel Matt Dummermuth.
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The law restricts acting officials to a 210-day limit to carry out the duties of a Senate-confirmed position, although that timeframe can be extended in some circumstances — including during a presidential transition. Under a new president, appointees get an extra 90 days, for a total of 300 days.
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Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.


