The GRS Team is now tracking schedules based on the GRS Transmittal we expect them to be issued under. GRS Transmittal 23: The draft Transmittal is currently under internal review with publication expected by August 29, 2014. The GRS Team will hold in-person and web briefings on the Transmittal in September. Schedules that will be … Continue reading GRS Team Update – June 2014
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Open Government Plan 2014-2016
Last Friday, the Archivist of the United States blogged the announcement of the release of our newest Open Goverment plan in the post, “Innovate to Make Access Happen.” You can access the agency’s newest Open Government Plan in PDF, Word, and at Archives.gov/open. We also wrote about the plan in more detail on our Narations blog. For our … Continue reading Open Government Plan 2014-2016
Transfer Guidance Video
During the month of April, Kevin DeVorsey, Electronic Formats Specialist in the Office of the Chief Records Officer of the U.S. Government presented two online sessions on NARA’s new permanent electronic formats transfer guidance. One of these sessions was recorded and is now available on the National Records Management Training Program’s YouTube playlist. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo8MeKQ89Yo This … Continue reading Transfer Guidance Video
More Capstone Resources Posted
We are pleased to announce that additional resources related to Capstone, A New Approach to Managing Email Records, are now available. The resources added to our email management page include: Managers’ Briefing: a short recording by Chief Records Officer, Paul Wester, focused on what managers need to know about Capstone Legal Briefing: a short recording by Hannah Bergman, … Continue reading More Capstone Resources Posted
Support for Agencies Using ERA
NARA Bulletin 2012-03, issued August 21, 2012 informed Federal agencies that, beginning October 1, 2012, we will use the Electronic Records Archive (ERA) for scheduling records and transferring permanent records to the National Archives. As a reminder, we provide ERA support and training for agencies using ERA and agencies just getting started. These include: Online … Continue reading Support for Agencies Using ERA
Recent Opportunities for Comment
Over the last few weeks, we have posted several items for comment that we want to remind people about. Please take a moment and go back through these posts if you have not yet had the opportunity.We welcome any comments. First, we posted the draft of our Automated Electronic Records Management Plan in support of … Continue reading Recent Opportunities for Comment
Opening for Director of Corporate Records Management
Another Records Management position has opened here at the National Archives. We have just posted our Director of Corporate Records Management Position (GS-0301-15) on USA Jobs. This position is open for Merit Promotion candidates and closes on April 1, 2014. We encourage all qualified candidates to consider this critical records management leadership position. Also, we want … Continue reading Opening for Director of Corporate Records Management
FRC Memorandum: Anchorage Facility Closure
The following FRC Memorandum was issued this afternoon. FRC MEMORANDUM TO FEDERAL AGENCY CONTACTS: Anchorage Facility Closure and Relocation of Records The National Archives and Records Administration is closing our facility in Anchorage, Alaska, and transferring all of the holdings currently stored at that location to our 36 CFR 1234 compliant facility in Seattle, Washington … Continue reading FRC Memorandum: Anchorage Facility Closure
Opening for Director of National Records Management Training
We are pleased to announce that NARA is now seeking applications for the position of Director, National Records Management Training Program. This is a high-profile position responsible for overseeing NARA's nationwide RM training activities including face-to-face and online instruction, content development, and management of NARA's Certificate of Federal Records Management Training program. The opening closes … Continue reading Opening for Director of National Records Management Training
Comment on and Discuss the Automated Electronic Records Management Report and Plan
We, with significant assistance from the Electronic Records Management Automation Working Group, have completed a draft report and plan to satisfy Managing Government Record Directive Goal A3.1. This draft is available here (.pdf) for your review, suggestions, and discussion. We decided that it would be most useful to satisfy the goal by drafting two things, a … Continue reading Comment on and Discuss the Automated Electronic Records Management Report and Plan