Author: Arian D Ravanbakhsh

Discussion Guide on Establishing Trustworthy Digital Repositories

by Arian D Ravanbakhsh, posted in General

Our Interagency Science Working Group has just released a publication titled, Establishing Trustworthy Digital Repositories:  A Discussion Guide Based on the ISO Open Archival Information System (OAIS) Standard Reference Model. This guide, developed in collaboration with a team of archivists, records managers, data managers and scientists in Federal agencies, will help Federal agency CIOs, IT … Continue reading Discussion Guide on Establishing Trustworthy Digital Repositories

Tool Spotlight: Records Control Schedule Repository

by Arian D Ravanbakhsh, posted in General

Have you ever had a question about the process for scheduling Federal records for disposition? The first step in the process is to complete an SF-115, Request for Records Disposition Authority and submit it to us for approval. After they go through the appraisal process and are approved by the Archivist of the United States, … Continue reading Tool Spotlight: Records Control Schedule Repository

Update from Federal Records Center Program

by Arian D Ravanbakhsh, posted in FRCP

The following is from David Weinberg, the Director of NARA's Federal Records Center Program. I would like to communicate with Federal Records Centers Program (FRCP) customers regarding the possible shutdown of the Federal Government after April 8, 2011, and the impact such a shutdown might have on the services the FRCP provides to agency customers. … Continue reading Update from Federal Records Center Program

ACT-IAC Releases Study on Social Media Retention Policies

by Arian D Ravanbakhsh, posted in General

This morning, an event is being held at the National Archives in Washington, DC  to announce the release of an American Council for Technology (ACT) Industry Action Advisory Council (IAC) report on Best Practices Study of Social Media Retention Policies (.pdf link). The report was produced by the IAC Collaboration and Transformation Shared Interest Group. … Continue reading ACT-IAC Releases Study on Social Media Retention Policies

Transformation: What it Means For Our Customers

by Arian D Ravanbakhsh, posted in General

You have heard about it. You have seen the press release. You may even have read about it on the Archivist's own blog. But really, what does it mean to our records management customers? First of all, let's go back to what was said in our internal report that recommended the changes to our organizational … Continue reading Transformation: What it Means For Our Customers

OPM and Information Management Positions

by Arian D Ravanbakhsh, posted in General

We have heard from OPM that they are proposing a new occupational series to encompass information management positions in the Federal government. This came from an memo they have sent to Human Resources Officers in the government. The memo requests feedback to OPM on this topic. Because of our obvious interest in the topic, we … Continue reading OPM and Information Management Positions

New Web Content for Federal Agency Users of ERA

by Arian D Ravanbakhsh, posted in ERA

An update from Michael Carlson, ERA Adoption Coordinator NARA has posted a new home page with content on what federal agency users need to do to get started using NARA's Electronic Records Archives (ERA). The 30 Departments and Agencies that constitute the Chief Information Officers' Council will start using ERA during their assigned months starting … Continue reading New Web Content for Federal Agency Users of ERA

Save The Date: RACO 2011

by Arian D Ravanbakhsh, posted in RACO 2011, Upcoming

Mark Your Calendar for our 23rd RACO Conference! Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at the National Archives and Records Administration McGowan Theater located at 7th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC. This year's theme is: "Forging Ahead: Meeting the Challenges of Electronic Records in an Open Government" Registration is free, but a limited number of seats … Continue reading Save The Date: RACO 2011