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June 28, 2019—The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has announced that it is in the final stages of a records scheduling process with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for schedule DAA-0567-2015-0013, Detainee Records. The schedule, which covers records related to deaths of detainees and allegations of sexual assault and abuse of detainees, received a record number of public comments when initially released in 2017.
June 25, 2019—The SAA Foundation Board is pleased to announce the following recipients of its 2019 Joint Annual Meeting Travel Award:
June 12, 2019—The Society of American Archivists Tragedy Response Initiative Task Force has drafted templates that will be publicly accessible for archival response when tragedy occurs within our communities. Our hope is that providing these templates will help offset some of the stress to those charged with archiving material created as a result of tragic situations involving loss of life within the community.
June 5, 2019—The SAA Council seeks member comment on proposed revisions to the SAA Code of Conduct and the Equal Opportunity/Non-Discrimination Policy. These statements establish SAA's commitment to providing a safe and inclusive environment in both physical and virtual spaces for all SAA members and participants.
Four members of Congress are co-sponsoring legislation that would reauthorize the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC), the grant-making arm of the National Archives and Records Administration, at $15 million annually from fiscal years 2020 to 2025. Authorization for the agency expired in 2009, but it has continued to receive funding at a much lower level (e.g., $6 million last year).