[SOA] National Coalition for History's Washington Update

Wed Apr 29 11:44:49 EDT 2015

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                  *WASHINGTON
UPDATE*               Ask Your Representative to Join the Congressional
History Caucus!
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       *Congressional
History Caucus Recruitment Effort Underway*

Over the past two years, NCH worked with the offices of Congressmen John
Larson (D-CT), Tom Cole (R-OK), Ander Crenshaw (R-FL) and Bill Pascrell
(D-NJ) to create and promote a caucus related to history.

The purpose of the caucus is to provide a forum for members of Congress to
share their interest in history and to promote an awareness of the subject
on Capitol Hill. Read more...
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*New NEH Grant to Digitize Family Records*
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The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced “Common
Heritage,” the first grant of its kind, to make “light historical records
and artifacts currently hidden in family attics and basements” available to
the public. Read more...
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*New Website Brings More Than Fifty Years of American Broadcasting to
Public*

The Library of Congress and the American Archive of Public Broadcasting
(AAPB) recently launched a new website (http://americanarchive.org) to
provide access to a large collection of American public radio and
television content dating back to the 1950s. The AAPB is a collaboration
between the Library of Congress, WGBH Boston and the Corporation for Public
Broadcasting. Read more...
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*Notable Grant Awards of 2015*

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), the National Park Service
(NPS), and the National Historical Publications and Records Commission
(NHPRC) recently announced recipients for their major grants programs.

The NEH awarded 232 grants totaling $22.8 million in funding.The
NPS awarded $46,925,000 in funding for preservation projects in the 50
states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories. The NHPRC awarded
35 grants in 27 states, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and the District of
Columbia totaling $2.8 million in funding. Read more...
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*GAO Issues Report Critical of IT Services at the Library of Congress*

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently issued a report
criticizing the Library of Congress (LOC) information technology (IT)
services. The GAO found numerous critical weaknesses and made 31
recommendations including the expedited hiring of a permanent Chief
Information Officer. The investigation was performed at the request of the
House Appropriations Committee. Read more...
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        *NEWS ROUNDUP*

*No Child Left Behind*

*Definition of 'Core Subjects' Expanded Under Senate Bipartisan NCLB
Rewrite*
Education Week, 4.8.2014
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2015/04/definition_of_core_subjects_ex.html?cmp=SOC-SHR-TW

*Senate Historian Retires  *

*Senate Historian Donald Ritchie to Retire*
The Hill, 3.6.2015
http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/234819-senate-historian-donald-ritchie-to-retire

*NCH & Clinton Emails *

*Groups want digital copies of Hillary Clinton emails*
POLITICO, 3.17.2015
http://www.politico.com/blogs/under-the-radar/2015/03/groups-want-digital-copies-of-hillary-clinton-emails-204142.html

*Keeping Our Elected Leaders Accountable With Modern Technology*
FOX 44, 3.11.2015
http://www.siouxlandnews.com/story/28366066/keeping-our-elected-leaders-accountable-with-modern-technology

*Emails & Recordkeeping *

*National Archives Releases State Department re: Email Recordkeeping *
National Archives, 4.9.2015
http://www.archives.gov/press/press-releases/2015/nr15-65.html#.

*John Kerry asks watchdog to review State’s record handling*
POLITICO, 3.27.2015
http://www.politico.com/story/2015/03/state-department-records-hillary-clinton-emails-john-kerry-request-116467.html
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