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Subject: Lockheed-Martin chosen for National Electronic Records Archive
Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005
From: Zellmer, Linda R <[log in to unmask]>
To: "Maps, Air Photo & Geospatial Systems Forum" <[log in to unmask]>

This information is from today's Library Journal Newsline. In essence,
this will be the system that will capture and store digital spatial data
and other electronic government publications. Linda Zellmer

Lockheed Martin, it was announced today, has won a $308 million,
six-year contract to build the Electronic Records Archives (ERA) system
for the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
The ERA system will capture and preserve the federal government's
electronic records, regardless of format, ensure hardware and software
independence, and provide public and governmental access. NARA said
Lockheed Martin was chosen "based on the technical merit of the solution
it proposed, the excellence of their system and software engineering
methodology, and the quality of their project management."
Archivist of the United States Allen Weinstein said, "I am indebted to
those who acted decades and centuries ago to ensure that the records of
our past were preserved for use today... The Electronic Records
Archives' goal is clear and simple: a system that accepts, preserves,
and makes accessible-far into the future-any type of electronic
document."

The search for a solution began seven years ago, and NARA recently held
a one-year design competition between Harris Corporation and Lockheed
Martin. The system's "initial operating capability" should be available
during Fiscal Year 2007. Weinstein noted that "the system's architecture
makes it flexible enough to accommodate evolving policy change,"
including the importance of "providing public access while protecting
privacy and sensitive information." See <www.archives.gov/era/>.


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Linda Zellmer
Head, Geology Library
Geology Building, Room 601
1001 E. 10th Street
Bloomington, Indiana 47405-1405
Phone: (812) 855-2275 Fax: (812) 855-6614
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