It has been just one week since Laurence Brewer and Don Rosen were named to be the Director of the National Records Management Program and the Director of Policy Analysis and Enforcement, respectively, in the newly organized Office of the Chief Records Officer. There is much to talk about and even more to do! But … Continue reading New Directors Within the Office of the CRO Named
NARA's Agency Services Announces the National Records Management Training Schedule for FY 2012. Our National Records Management Training Program is pleased to offer a full range of comprehensive records management training courses geared towards the Federal community. The fact is that everyone who works for the Federal government is potentially creating records everyday. These records, … Continue reading Records Management Training for FY 2012
Due to a power outage, the Washington National Records Center (WNRC) will be closed today, Friday, September 9, 2011. This includes all staff unless they have been contacted by a supervisor. As a result of the outage, WNRC is not able to receive emergency or high priority requests from our agency customers. We will continue … Continue reading Operating Status Update of the Washington National Records Center on Friday, September 9
The Washington National Records Center will remain closed on Friday, September 2 for cleanup and repairs. We expect to reopen the building to all staff after the Labor Day holiday on Tuesday, September 6. We will be servicing emergency and high-priority reference requests through Friday, September 9, and we expect to be back to normal … Continue reading Operating Status of the Washington National Records Center on Friday, September 2 and Beyond
The Washington National Records Center will remain closed on Thursday, September 1 to allow for continuing cleanup and repairs to the building. We will continue to service emergency reference requests for Federal agencies as necessary. While we will continue to update the blog, you can also follow the Federal Records Center Program on Twitter.
The Washington National Records Center (WNRC) will remain closed on Tuesday, August 30 and Wednesday, August 31. Engineers have determined that the steel frame structure of the building did not sustain any structural damage as a result of the earthquake or hurricane. However, the building will remain closed to staff to enable clean up of … Continue reading Operating Status of the Washington National Records Center for Tuesday, August 30 and Wednesday August 31, 2011
As discussed in today's NARA Press Release, the Washington National Records Center in Suitland, Maryland will remain closed today and again on Monday, August 29th because of damage from Tuesday's earthquake. As we state in the NARA Press Release, during the closure, a small team of National Archives staff members are on-site to coordinate the … Continue reading Operating Status of the Washington National Records Center for Friday, August 26 and Monday, August 29, 2011
As you are probably aware, Hurricane Irene is forecast to strengthen into a major hurricane (Category 3 or higher on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane wind scale) as it tracks towards the east coast of the United States later this week and into the weekend. Federal agencies from Florida to New England may be affected by high … Continue reading Information for Federal Records Officers: Hurricane Irene and Records Disaster Preparedness Plans
The Washington National Records Center in Suitland, Maryland will be closed on Wednesday, August 24, 2011, to enable an evaluation of damage to the building following yesterday afternoon's earthquake. GSA and NARA have taken this step based on an initial assessment of visible damage to the building. At this time there is no known damage … Continue reading Operating Status of the Washington National Records Center for Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Recent articles have implied that the US District Courts are destroying records in an effort to save money on their storage costs. This is simply not true. What is happening is the result of a multi-year, nationwide effort by appraisal staff of the National Archives to develop some objective criteria by which records are identified … Continue reading Appraisal of US District Court Records
