Congressional Affairs and Communications Staff (NCON)
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Congressional Affairs
- serves as liaison between NARA and congressional committees, members of Congress and congressional staffs
- tracks pending legislation
- attends hearings
- maintains communications with congressional staffs
- coordinates NARA's legislative program
- plans, directs, administers, and coordinates NARA's Internet presence, including all public World Wide Web sites and NARA's internal web sites
Public Affairs and Communiations
- serves as a clearinghouse of information for NARA's news and events
- communicates to NARA's diverse media and general public constituencies through news releases, public service announcements, and other informational materials
- publicizes exhibition openings, public programs, openings of special records collections, and documents that are of particular interest to the media and general public
- serves as liaison for radio and television crews and for journalists to interview archivists and to film in the public areas of NARA
- seeks partnerships to promote NARA programs
- produces NARA's periodicals
Web Management
- plans, directs, administers, and coordinates NARA's Internet presence for NARA's World Wide Web sites
- provides guidance to Office of Presidential Library staff regarding compliance with Federal web mandates
- plans, directs, administers, and coordinates NARA's internal web sites
- coordinates with the Office of Human Resources and Information Services on the technical operations of NARA's Internet and intranet web sites
External Affairs Liaison
- plans and executes with the Archivist, Deputy Archivist, and Senior Staff a continuous program of liaison and partnering with allied national professional, scientific, and technical organizations
NARA's organization is based upon the priorities established in the Strategic Plan of the National Archives and Records Administration.
