One area for Federal employees that has received a fair bit of attention recently is telework. Telework simply is a work arrangement whereby an employee can perform their duties in a different location. This could be from home or another approved work location. However, just because employees are working from home, their responsibilities to protect … Continue reading Telework and Records Management
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2011 Records Management Self-Assessment: A Video
The deadline for agencies to submit their responses to the 2011 Records Management Self-Assessment is tomorrow, June 3. We've produced a short video about the self-assessment starring Chief Records Officer Paul Wester and Office of the Chief Records Officer Management and Program Analyst Angela Dorsey. A .pdf transcript of the video is also available.
Opportunity for Comment: NARA Bulletin on Mixed-Media
We are requesting comments on the draft of an upcoming NARA Bulletin on managing mixed-media files. NARA bulletins are designed to provide fundamental guidance to Federal agencies who must then determine the most appropriate ways to incorporate the guidance into their work. This draft Bulletin will provide Federal agencies with guidance about the records management … Continue reading Opportunity for Comment: NARA Bulletin on Mixed-Media
Discussion Guide on Establishing Trustworthy Digital Repositories
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
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
ACT-IAC Releases Study on Social Media Retention Policies
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
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
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
2010 Records Management Self-Assessment Report Released
The 2010 Records Management Self-Assessment Report has been released and is now available on our website (.pdf). Recall that in May 2010, we issued the mandatory annual records management self-assessment (RMSA) to Federal agencies. This followed the pilot self-assessment that was completed in 2009. The goal of the self-assessment is to determine whether Federal agencies are … Continue reading 2010 Records Management Self-Assessment Report Released
Unauthorized Destruction
These are two words that records managers never want to hear. An unauthorized destruction occurs when records are destroyed or deleted in any of the following cases: Without an approved disposition; When the record has been approved for permanent retention; Prior to the end of the approved retention period (unless order by a court); When … Continue reading Unauthorized Destruction