This is a reminder that NARA is holding an open public meeting on Thursday, May 21, 2015, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the McGowan Theater (basement level), National Archives and Records Administration downtown building, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW to solicit comments on General Records Schedule 6.1: Email Managed under a Capstone Approach. This … Continue reading Reminder: Capstone GRS Public Meeting
Category: GRS
Whatever Happened to GRS Email and Word Processing Files?
Our GRS Team continues to work on updating the General Records Schedules. However, they also will be providing updates on particular questions that they receive. Consider this your GRS Tip of the Month! Whatever happened to GRS items for electronic mail and word processing files? NARA enacted a new policy in 1998: all new records schedules must … Continue reading Whatever Happened to GRS Email and Word Processing Files?
GRS Project Update
This update comes from the GRS Team. First, we would like to note that monthly status updates on the GRS project are available on our web page in the “Recent News” section. These status updates include all present and future schedules we are working on or have planned, which GRS Transmittal we expect to issue … Continue reading GRS Project Update
DRAFT Capstone GRS Available
General Records Schedule 6.1: Email Managed Under a Capstone Approach Given public interest in Federal Government email management, and in conjunction with its publication in the Federal Register, NARA is soliciting comments on General Records Schedule 6.1: Email Managed under a Capstone Approach. To facilitate the comment process, a copy of the review package comprised … Continue reading DRAFT Capstone GRS Available
GRS Update: Bucketing Items
This update is from our General Records Schedule (GRS) Team The GRS Team has recently been reviewing a number of schedules from agencies that bucket GRS items. (This review is part of the normal internal stakeholder review process that all schedules go through and any schedules superseding GRS items are reviewed by the GRS Team.) … Continue reading GRS Update: Bucketing Items
GRS Notifications
This week we issued AC Memo 9.2015 reminding agencies about the need to notify NARA if they are going to be using their own authorities instead of the General Records Schedule (GRS). The communication extended the January 16, 2015, deadline in AC Memo 03.2015 to submit notifications to March 1, 2015. There are consequences to … Continue reading GRS Notifications
Flexible Disposition Instructions in the GRS
We have received a number of comments from agencies about the new flexible disposition instructions in the GRS and want to provide some additional explanation as to why we have taken this approach and how agencies can use and benefit from these instructions. Purpose of Flexible GRS Instructions The GRS is not like agency schedules. … Continue reading Flexible Disposition Instructions in the GRS
GRS Transmittal 23
The Office of the Chief Records Officer is happy to announce the publication of GRS Transmittal 23 (.pdf). This transmittal makes available five new General Records Schedules: GRS 1.1: Financial Management and Reporting Records GRS 1.2: Grant and Cooperative Agreement Records GRS 3.1: General Technology Management Records GRS 3.2: Information System Security Records GRS 4.3: Input … Continue reading GRS Transmittal 23
GRS Team Update – June 2014
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
GRS Team Update
The following update is from our GRS Team Status of Current Projects Part 1 Schedules 1.1 General Financial Management Records (DAA-GRS-2013-0003)—On hold pending resolution of issues with internal stakeholders. (Lead: Galen.Wilson@nara.gov) 1.2 Grant & Cooperative Agreement Records (DAA-GRS-2013-0008)—Being revised based on agency comments. (Lead: Susan.Means@nara.gov) 3.1 General Technology Management Records (DAA-GRS-2013-0005)—Preparing for final internal stakeholder … Continue reading GRS Team Update