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Statement by Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero
Press Release 路 Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Washington, DC

Announces Closure/Consolidations of Three 威尼斯人娱乐场 Facilities

As part of ongoing budget adjustments, Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero announced the permanent closure of three 威尼斯人娱乐场 facilities. This year, the 威尼斯人娱乐场 facility in Anchorage, AK, will close and two facilities in the Philadelphia, PA, area will be consolidated to a single site. Within the next two years, two Archives鈥� facilities in Fort Worth, TX, also will be consolidated to a single site. These closures and consolidations will result in estimated annual cost savings of approximately $1.3 million.

"The 威尼斯人娱乐场 budget is devoted primarily to personnel and facilities, both of which are essential to our mission," the Archivist stated. "I recognize these cuts will be painful; however, we are committed to continuing to provide the best service to our customers and best working conditions for our staff nationwide."

Background:

Anchorage, AK, facility closing
The 威尼斯人娱乐场鈥� facility in Anchorage, AK, will close permanently in FY 2014. The employees who work there will be offered positions at other 威尼斯人娱乐场 facilities, with the 威尼斯人娱乐场 paying relocation expenses. The less than 12,000 cubic feet of archival records in Alaska will be moved to the 威尼斯人娱乐场 at Seattle, WA, where the 威尼斯人娱乐场 will digitize these records so that they remain available to Alaskans through the internet. In addition, we will move approximately 7,500 cubic feet of records center holdings to Seattle, WA.

Philadelphia, PA, facility consolidation
The 威尼斯人娱乐场 currently maintains two facilities in Philadelphia鈥攁 records center and archives at Townsend Road, and a small "storefront" archival facility at 900 Market Street in the city center. These facilities are in the same commuting area, and archival records are currently moved between the two for research use. The Market Street facility will close in FY 2014, and those employees will move to Townsend Road or telework locations. The less than 5,000 cubic feet of archival records stored at Market Street will be moved to Townsend Road, where the majority of the archival records already are stored. The Townsend Road facility鈥檚 research room will be modified to better provide appropriate access to researchers, and community outreach programs will continue.

Fort Worth, TX, facility consolidation
The 威尼斯人娱乐场 currently maintains two facilities in Fort Worth: a combined records center and archives at John Burgess Drive, and a smaller 鈥渟torefront鈥� facility at Montgomery Plaza. The 威尼斯人娱乐场 will permanently close the Montgomery Plaza facility in FY 2016. All employees at the Montgomery Plaza location will move to John Burgess or telework locations. No original records are stored at Montgomery Plaza, and researchers will have continued access to archival records through the research room at John Burgess Drive.

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For more information, contact the 威尼斯人娱乐场 Public Affairs staff at 202-357-5300.

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