Vacancy Announcements

Our office has posted two vacancy announcements for four (4) Archives Specialist positions on our appraisal teams. These positions are designed to cover both ends of the career ladder, so there are two announcements. One covers the GS 7/9 and the other covers GS 12/13. Both announcements will be open until Tuesday, January 16, 2024. … Continue reading Vacancy Announcements

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New NARA Bulletin on Collaboration Platforms

We are pleased to announce the release of NARA Bulletin 2023-04, Managing Records Created on Collaboration Platforms. We are issuing this bulletin to address agencies’ increased use of intra/inter-agency collaboration platforms to accomplish their missions. The capabilities of collaboration platforms are increasingly robust and can be used when working from any location. Within the federal … Continue reading New NARA Bulletin on Collaboration Platforms

ReMis Update

Our Records Management Training Program has been busy working on Records Management Instruction Support (ReMIS) projects. ReMIS has provided records management instructional design and development assistance to 21 federal agencies in FY 2023 so far.   Please visit the NARA ReMIS website for a full list of services that ReMIS offers to support your Records Management … Continue reading ReMis Update

Open for Comment: Draft NARA Bulletin on Collaboration Platforms

We are requesting comments on a draft NARA Bulletin: Managing Records Created on Collaboration Platforms. Please send comments or questions to rmpolicy@nara.gov by July 31, 2023. This bulletin addresses the management of federal records created when agencies use collaboration platforms. We are issuing this bulletin to address agencies’ increased use of collaboration platforms to accomplish … Continue reading Open for Comment: Draft NARA Bulletin on Collaboration Platforms

New Product from the FRMC

The Federal Records Management Council (FRMC) is a NARA-sponsored group of agency records officers that meet regularly to discuss records management challenges common to all agencies. Over the past several months, a working group of the FRMC has been meeting to develop the IT Tiered Requirements for Records Management. This spreadsheet has now been released … Continue reading New Product from the FRMC

Vacancy Announcement

Our office has posted a vacancy announcement for an Instructional Systems Specialist in the Records Management Training Program. This announcement will be open until Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Instructional Systems Specialist Agency: National Archives and Records Administration Salary: $98,496 - $158,432 per year Series and Grade: GS-1750-13 Open Period: Friday, May 19, 2023 - Tuesday, … Continue reading Vacancy Announcement

Updates to Format Guidance Bulletin

Department of the Army civilian uses a laptop computer to check out a video projector (Not shown) for Visual Information (VI) Presentation Services at Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas. 8/18/2000. National Archives Identifier: 6511839 We have added the OpenDocument Graphics Format (ODG) to Appendix A: Table of File Formats of NARA Bulletin 2014-04, Format Guidance for … Continue reading Updates to Format Guidance Bulletin

Job Postings

Our office has posted a vacancy announcement for two positions in our appraisal program. The positions will be open until Monday, March 20, 2023. Archives Specialist Agency: National Archives and Records Administration Salary: $94,199.00 to $145,617.00 /PA Series and Grade: GS-1421-12/13 Open Period: Friday March 10, 2023 to Monday, March 20, 2023. Position Information: Permanent … Continue reading Job Postings

AROC Renewal Update

Our Bulletin 2019-02 requires Agency Records Officer Credential (AROC) holders to renew the credential every three years. This renewal cycle is designed to ensure that the individuals who hold the credential have kept their knowledge of federal records management policies and procedures current.The first group of AROC holders going through the renewal started on January … Continue reading AROC Renewal Update