We are pleased to announce that NARA Bulletin 2011-02 has just been issued. This bulletin provides guidance on managing Federal records produced when agencies use web 2.0/social media platforms. Open and transparent government increasingly relies on the use of these technologies and as agencies adopt these tools, they must be aware of and comply with … Continue reading Web 2.0/Social Media Bulletin Issued!
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Tool Spotlight: Cloud Computing Bulletin
This month, our Toolkit for Managing Electronic Records spotlight returns to highlight our most recent bulletin, Guidance on Managing Records in Cloud Computing Environments. A few posts back, we talked about this Bulletin on the blog. We designed the Toolkit to include any type of tool. Tools can include case studies, best practice documents, process … Continue reading Tool Spotlight: Cloud Computing Bulletin
More Free Training
Today's post comes to us from Laurence Brewer, Director of the Life Cycle Management Division in the Modern Records Program. We are pleased to announce that NARA will offer a free half-day workshop on media neutral records scheduling on October 19 and 20, and November 2, 3, and 4 from 9:30 to 12:00 at the … Continue reading More Free Training
NARA Bulletin 2010-05 Released
This week, we issued NARA Bulletin 2010-05: Guidance on Managing Records in Cloud Computing Environments. Back in February, we issued a preliminary FAQ about Cloud Computing and this Bulletin builds upon some of the issues that we addressed in the FAQ. The Bulletin contains an expanded definition of Cloud Computing technology, deployment models, and service … Continue reading NARA Bulletin 2010-05 Released
Web Study Report Released
During FY2010 a National Records Management Program team conducted a study, found at http://www.archives.gov/records-mgmt/resources/web2.0-use.pdf, on web 2.0 and social media tools use in Federal agencies. The purpose of the study was to "gather information on how Federal agencies use web 2.0 tools to create and share information and how this might affect the value of … Continue reading Web Study Report Released
Tool Spotlight: Multi-Agency Environments Bulletin
This month, our Toolkit for Managing Electronic Records spotlight falls on a Bulletin that we released last year, Guidance Concerning Managing Records in Multi-Agency Environments. This Bulletin provides guidance when Federal agencies collaborate and the responsibilities for record-keeping are unclear. The Bulletin defines the conditions under which a multi-agency environment is present and discusses how … Continue reading Tool Spotlight: Multi-Agency Environments Bulletin
Tool Spotlight: Michigan Electronic Mail Retention Guidelines
This month, our Toolkit for Managing Electronic Records spotlight highlights a .PDF from the State of Michigan Records Management Services that serves as a quick visual aid to determine simple email retention guidelines . It also provides users with some easily understood examples to determine the record status of email messages. The Toolkit was developed … Continue reading Tool Spotlight: Michigan Electronic Mail Retention Guidelines
A Report Back on the “Federal Electronic Records Management: A Status Report” Hearing
As we noted last week, on Thursday, June 17th, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee's Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and the National Archives held at hearing entitled, "Federal Electronic Records Management: A Status Report." If you are interested in the issues surrounding Federal electronic records management, including issues involving NARA's Government-wide authority in records … Continue reading A Report Back on the “Federal Electronic Records Management: A Status Report” Hearing
Federal Electronic Records Management Hearing
The Information Policy, Census, and National Archives Subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee is holding a hearing tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. This hearing, entitled "Federal Electronic Records Management: A Status Report" will examine the current state of electronic records management in Federal agencies. The Archivist of the United States David Ferriero; NARA's … Continue reading Federal Electronic Records Management Hearing
Electronic Records Summary Report Released
Today's post comes to us from Laurence Brewer, Director of the Life Cycle Management Division in the Modern Records Program. At yesterday’s Bimonthly Records and Information Discussion Group (BRIDG) meeting with Federal agencies, I announced the release of NARA’s Electronic Records Project Summary Report, FY 2005 – FY 2009. It is now available on our … Continue reading Electronic Records Summary Report Released