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
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Release of Regulations for Digitizing Permanent Records
Today, we published new federal regulations with standards for digitizing permanent federal records. The regulations are in 36 CFR 1236, Subpart E. These regulations will go into effect on June 5, 2023. The regulations establish standards for digitizing permanent paper records and photographic prints. They do not contain standards for digitizing film records at this time. … Continue reading Release of Regulations for Digitizing Permanent Records
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
Date for ERA Shutdown Announced
The Electronic Records Archives (ERA) system will shutdown on Friday, March 24, 2023. We are currently estimating the launch date of ERA 2.0 will be April 17, 2023. During this interim period, data from ERA will be migrated to ERA 2.0. This information was previously communicated in AC 24.2023. Records scheduling and transfer services will … Continue reading Date for ERA Shutdown Announced
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
Vacancy Announcement
Our office has posted a vacancy announcement for an Electronic Records Policy Analyst on our Policy and Standards Team (ACPS). This announcement will be open until Wednesday, March 1, 2023. As an Electronics Records Policy Analyst, you will work with experts with technology and archival backgrounds to develop and communicate practical and understandable guidance, policies, … Continue reading Vacancy Announcement
Recent Capstone Updates From NARA
Use of electronic messaging often now replaces conversations previously occurring over email. Agencies have been striving to meet the challenges of applying federal records management requirements to electronic messages. To help with this challenge, we have recently issued several guidance products allowing agencies to apply the same Capstone approach for email to electronic messages. While … Continue reading Recent Capstone Updates From NARA
OMB M-23-07 Released
OMB and NARA have just released a new memo, OMB/NARA M-23-07, Update to Transition to Electronic Records, (December 23, 2022). This memo extends the M-19-21 deadlines to June 30, 2024. The new deadline allows agencies more time to complete their transition to electronic records due to implementation delays resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. This memorandum reinforces the requirements … Continue reading OMB M-23-07 Released
Building and Sustaining a Digital Preservation Program at NARA
This post was written by Elizabeth England and Leslie Johnston, Digital Preservation, Office of the Deputy Archivist of the United States. On World Digital Preservation Day, it seems appropriate to share how NARA has developed its digital preservation program in recent years to ensure that the electronic records of the United States government truly are … Continue reading Building and Sustaining a Digital Preservation Program at NARA