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Automation in the U.S. Government, 1966: A Look from One Agency

By David Langbart,  Archivist, National Archives at College Park, MD l  The Text Message

As we approach the third decade of the 21st Century, almost all U.S. Government processes and recordkeeping are handled electronically.  Automation began during World War II, expanded with the advent of computers after the war, and progressed slowly through the years.  Most early electronic records, then generally referred to as machine-readable records, were in the form of databases, later moving into text files, and still later into the world of word processing and email.  While early on much of the automated data processing focused on administrative systems, some significant operational activities became automated.  This was especially true in the scientific agencies.

Congress, of course, was interested in the use of automation both for its impact on government services and activities and because of the cost.  In 1966, the Subcommittee on Census and Government Statistics of the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service planned to hold hearings on electronic data systems.  The subcommittee did not have time for every agency to testify and so asked some agencies to submit written statements for the records instead.  The Department of State was one such agency.  

Read more of the story at The Text Message blog

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