Uncle Sam to Project Managers: “I Want You” Posted By Daniel Kaiser, Esq. on March 31, 2010
Ben Bain’s article in Federal Computer Week is worthy of a read. His article highlights the Office of Inspector General’s (OIG) most recent report to Congress – a report including the ten most significant challenges faced by the National Archives and Records Administration. This top-ten list reads, for the most part, like a wish list of the skills and resources in high demand here in the world of eDiscovery:
1. Electronic Records Archives – How is the government’s document retention coming along? The OIG finds the agency’s success uncertain, stating that the system “has experienced delivery delays, budgeting problems, and contractor staffing problems.”
2. Records Management – Yet again, we’re talking about the issue of mushrooming electronic records.
3. IT Security – We’ve mentioned in this blog before that IT Security is the new goldmine in today’s and tomorrow’s economy.
4. Public Access to Records – With NARA’s roll in declassification of public records, think document productions on a massive scale.
5. Storage Needs – Across the spread of federal agencies, NARA is looking to ensure compliance with record storage regulations.
6. Preservation Needs – Here we’re looking at an issue that is only getting bigger: a growing backlog of records to preserve.
7. Project Management – Technical oversight to ensure results and budget adherence is always in demand.
8. Physical and Holdings Security – Here we’re talking about the security of staff and records against natural and manmade disasters.
9. Contract Management and Administration – Teams of contractors working for NARA mean management and oversight challenges.
10. Workforce Issues – The OIG speaks here of the need to assess the agency’s needs so that they can hire and retain people with the necessary technical abilities.
The skill set sounds pretty familiar, doesn’t it?
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