Requirement: All federal public websites* must comply with existing laws and regulations related to the management of public web records. This includes the need for organizations to comply with new NARA guidance related to web records issued on December 17, 2005. Organizations should review existing laws and regulations, and other guidance, to ensure their public websites are in compliance:
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E-Gov Act of 2002, Section 207(e), "Public Access to Electronic Information"
- New NARA guidance for Implementing Section 207(e) of the E-Gov Act pf 2002
- NARA Guidance on Managing Web Records (January 2005)
- NARA Web Harvest of 2004 Presidential Term (government-wide snapshot of federal public websites as they existed on or before January 20, 2005)
Examples
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The U.S. Army's Records Management and Declassification Agency Records Management Program
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Department of Defense Records Management Program
(PDF, 29KB, Mar 2000, requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
* These requirements apply to executive departments and agencies and their public websites. Check the specific law to see if it also applies to judicial or legislative agencies or to intranets.
Last Updated: December 14, 2005
