“The Presidential Memo: 'Managing Governmen
LAST CALL!!!
“The Presidential Memo: 'Managing Government
Records' - What It Means and What's Next from the Chief Records Officer”
ARMA Metro Maryland Monthly Meeting - Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Time: Networking – 6:00 PM, Dinner –
6:30 PM, Presentation – 7:30 PM
Location: Flaming Pit Restaurant- 18701 North
Frederick Road (MD 355), Gaithersburg, MD 20879. Phone: (301) 977-0700
Program: Paul Wester, the Chief Records Officer
for the U.S. Federal Government, will discuss the background to the landmark
Presidential Memo on Managing Government Records and its relationship to the
Administration's Open Government Plans. He will also outline what the National
Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) expect from agencies between now and the end of July-- when NARA
and OMB, in consultation with the Department of Justice's Associate Attorney
General, will release a Records Management Directive to all Federal agencies
and provide recommendations to the President. Mr. Wester will also talk about
how this Presidential Memorandum - the first of its kind since the Truman
Administration - reflects the cultural and organizational transformation.
Speaker: Paul M. Wester, Jr. is the first Chief Records Officer for the
U.S. Government. David Ferriero, the Archivist of the United States, named Mr.
Wester to this position effective March 13, 2011. As the Chief Records
Officer, Mr. Wester leads records management throughout the Federal Government,
with an emphasis on electronic records. He is responsible for issuing Federal
records management policy and guidance; liaising with Office of Management and
Budget (OMB), the U.S. Congress, and other stakeholders on records management
issues; and serving as an ombudsman between agencies and the Archivist to
ensure that NARA and the agencies it serves meet their statutory mandates and
records management requirements.
Prior to his current
appointment, Mr. Wester served as the Director of Modern Records Programs in
the National Archives and Records Administration’s Office of Records Services –
Washington, DC. In this position, Mr. Wester was responsible for the overall
management and performance of NARA’s agency-facing activities in the
Washington, DC area. Mr. Wester also directed NARA’s National Records
Management Program, coordinating the activities of headquarters and regional
records management staff in support of NARA’s overall strategic plan. Mr.
Wester holds an undergraduate degree in history and Master of Arts and Master
of Library Science degrees from the University of Maryland.
Menu: Dinner will include house salad, soft
drinks, dessert, and your choice of either: Prime Rib, Salmon, Crab Cake or
Chicken Cordon Blue. Cash bar will be available.
Reservations Required: Please RSVP by 5:00 PM Monday, January 9th by
responding to your on-line invitation or visiting On-line
Registrationat http://www.eventbrite.com/event/2657579893. No refunds for
cancellations after January 9th, 5:00 PM.
Cost: Online registration with credit card, $35.00
for ARMA members and $40 for non-members. For questions regarding registration,
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guarantee the availability of meals or seating for walk-ins. No credit cards
will be taken at the door.
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