NEW SEPTEMBER 16 DEADLINE: DISSERTATION GRANT PROPOSALS TO NSF POLITICAL SCIENCE
The Political Science Program at the National Science Foundation announces a new September competition for Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants, with the deadline of September 16, 2010. The Political Science Program has two competitions per year for Doctoral Dissertation Research Support, January 15 and September 16 of each year. The maximum duration of dissertation-level projects is 12 months, and the maximum project budget is $12,000. On these and other important rules and guidelines for submitting a proposal for NSF doctoral dissertation research support in political science, see http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/ses/polisci/ddrip1.jsp.
First Director of National Declassification Center
Sheryl Shenberger has been named the first director of the National Archives National Declassification Center (NDC). Shenberger joins the National Archives from the intelligence community where she served both as an analyst and desk officer. The National Declassification Center was established in 2009. Its mission is to align people, processes, and technologies to advance the declassification and public release of historically valuable permanent records while maintaining national security. The initial focus will be to clear the backlog of referrals in reviewed documents both in Federal records and in Presidential materials.
National Archives Publishes Open Government Plan
The plan focuses on:
- Developing cost-effective IT solutions to meet electronic records management challenges;
- Providing services to mediate disputes between Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requestors and Federal agencies through the Office of Government Information Services;
- Developing the Electronic Records Archives; and
- Providing ready access to the official text of Federal laws, Presidential documents, and administrative regulations and notices through the Federal Register.
The National Archives is committed to improving its online capabilities in order to foster the public’s use of the agency’s records. Click here for more information about NARA’s open government plan.