Cloud Could Cut $12 Billion from US Government Annual Deficit: Study

It was less than two years ago the federal government began egging on its agencies to adopt a “Cloud-First” rule to IT procurement and “Shared-First” initiative to pare down its $80-billion-a-year budget. It appears that efforts to replace on-premises systems with cloud services are actually bearing fruit, at least one study shows.  The study goes even further — if agencies really got aggressive about cloud, they could shave $12 billion off the annual IT tab. That amount almost covers NASA’s entire annual budget.

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FINRA rules governing communications with the public to social media sites

In January 2010, FINRA issued Regulatory Notice 10-06, providing guidance on the application of FINRA rules governing communications with the public to social media sites and reminding firms of the recordkeeping, suitability, supervision and content requirements for such communications. Since its publication, firms have raised additional questions regarding the application of the rules. Read more.........

Regulatory Notice 11-39 responds to these questions by providing further clarification concerning application of the rules to new technologies. Read more........

We Can't Wait: Bringing Records Management into the Twenty-First Century

Federal records are crucial to documenting the history of our national experience –the problems, the triumphs, and the challenges. They provide a prism through which future generations will view, understand, and learn from the actions of the current generation. A sensible system of records management is the backbone of open government.  Read more..

Agencies have 120 days to start getting e-records in shape

In a memo that recognizes emails, tweets and other electronic communications play a key role in government decisions, President Barack Obama is directing agencies to improve their archiving of digital records. Read more..

Presidential Memorandum -- Managing Government Records

This memorandum begins an executive branch wide effort to reform records management policies and practices.  Improving records management will improve performance and promote openness and accountability by better documenting agency actions and decisions.  Read More....