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Government Efficiency at its worst
The Washington Post published an article this week, “Sinkhole of Bureaucracy” by David Fahrenhold. This article talks about the cavern in PA where Office of Personnel Management process HR paperwork....
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The Scan Man came across this interesting video that shows how military service records are stored and how they are retrieved when a service member or veteran needs to get their records. The records...
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Are you Ready for Hurricane Season?
According to the National Hurricane Center (http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/), the Hurricane season in the Atlantic begins June 1st and ends November 30th. The Eastern Pacific hurricane season begins May 15th...
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Library of Congress obtains astronomer Carl Sagan’s personal papers
The Scan Man sees tantalizing possibilities for research should the Library of Congress choose to scan the Sagan archive. Read the article published by the Washington Post: Library of Congress obtains...
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What exactly is the difference between the National Archives and the Library...
If you are dying to know how the Libary of Congress and the National Archives are different, the Scan Man will explain everything (with the help of the National Archives website, Today’s Document)....
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National Archives Today’s Document
The Scan Man has a library full of great websites for people who love document archiving and history. I get a daily dose of history from the National Archives Today’s Document website. These are a...
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Massachusetts provider settles HIPAA case for $1.5 million
Data security is serious business! $1.5 million fine for losing a single unencrypted laptop. At Modern Image, we recommend utilizing TrueCrypt to encrypt all PHI (or any sensitive data). From the...
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My Favorite Historical Documents: Elvis Presley’s letter to President Nixon
The Scan Man likes to share his favorite historic scanned documents and photos. The relationship between President Nixon and Elvis Presley has always been interesting to me. From the US National...
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Today’s Document from the National Archives
The Scan Man always finds new and interesting documents for you. The Document for Today, December 3rd: Message from Commander, Air Technical Information Center to Commander, Air Defense Command...
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Document for Today, December 10th: “Regulations Governing Mountain Climbing...
From the US National Archives “Document for Today” collection, Today’s document describes what to do in the event you are on a climbing expedition in search of Yeti, AKA the Abominable Snowman. The...
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