Oklahoma Department of Health Debuts OK2Explore
On Monday, 9 January 2017, the Oklahoma Department of Health launched OK2Explore, a new vital records website, before a standing room only meeting
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Death Master File –The Final Rule–28 Nov 2016
Today is the effective date for the Final Rule implementing the statutory mandate found in Section 203 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of
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Closing Death Records — The Logical Flaw
One of the misperceptions with which we have repeatedly had to wrestle in recent years has been that ALL Personally Identifiable Information (PII)
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Closing Death Records Is Just Dead Wrong!
Posted on October 28, 2016 by FredMoss The threat of Identity Theft has prompted over a thousand legislative proposals at the Federal, state or local level
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Closing Death Records Is Just Dead Wrong!
The threat of Identity Theft has prompted over a thousand legislative proposals at the Federal, state or local level in recent years impacting
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Genealogists Support Archivists’ Policy on Access to State and Local Records
Dilts GD, Second floor microfilm cabinets, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah The Records Preservation and Access Committee (RPAC) supports the Joint
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Improved Access to Virginia Vital Records
Program Sponsored by the Records Preservation and Access Committee On Wednesday, 4 May 2016, at the NGS 2016 Family History Conference in
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Unintended Consequences of Closing Access to the Death Master File
More than two years ago Section 203 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 closed access to the Death Master File (known to
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Senate Finance Committee 10 February 2016 Hearing
Senate Finance Committee 10 February 2016 HearingPosted on March 22, 2016 by FredMoss On February 10, 2016, IRS Commissioner John Koskinen appeared before
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Support the Congressional History Caucus
RPAC is a member of the National Coalition for History (NCH), a consortium of over fifty organizations that advocates on federal, state, and
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