We are pleased to announce the completion of another target from the Managing Government Records Directive. Target 3.2 of the Directive was to complete an overhaul of our General Records Schedule (GRS). This project is complete with publication of General Records Schedule (GRS) Transmittal 29 (.pdf). We’ve now completely superseded the old GRS! GRS Transmittal … Continue reading Completion of Goal 3.2 of the Managing Government Records Directive
When you use a shared drive to manage and store permanent records, you should consider what documentation, including finding aids or indexes that may be required at the time of transfer. Measures must be put in place to ensure the records have the minimum metadata required in NARA Bulletin 2015-04: Metadata Guidance for the Transfer of … Continue reading Metadata Requirements for Permanent Records on Shared Drives
If you have Federal records in the cloud, additional metadata might need to be applied to maintain relational links between records stored in the cloud and in local storage. You should assess metadata requirements before records are transferred to or created in the cloud. Also, the contract between the agency and the cloud service provider … Continue reading Metadata Requirements for Permanent Electronic Records in the Cloud
As we mentioned in our previous post, as part of the Federal Electronic Records Modernization Initiative (FERMI) we are co-hosting an Industry Day on November 2, 2017, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, at GSA’s Headquarters. There will be two sessions in the day for different target audiences: the morning session (10:00 am – 12:00 … Continue reading November 2 Industry Day Agenda
As part of NARA’s Federal Electronic Records Modernization Initiative (FERMI), we will be participating in an Industry Day on November 2, 2017, from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, at GSA’s Headquarters. There will be two sessions in the day for different target audiences: the morning session (10:00 am - 12:00 pm) will be for Federal … Continue reading Save the Date: Industry Day at GSA, November 2, 2017
Rick Blondo, NARA’s Federal Records Storage Facility Standards compliance manager, is pleased to announce the online availability of the list of commercial records storage facilities approved by NARA for use by the Federal agencies or entities that certified them to NARA as compliant with 36 CFR 1234. It is File 10 (.pdf) of the Federal Records … Continue reading Approved Records Storage Facilities
Last week, we announced the release of the 2016 Federal Agency Records Management Report. We have since re-issued this report to correct data errors in the email scores column of Appendix V. The Records Management Self-Assessment (RMSA) and Senior Agency Official for Records Management Report (SAORM) sections were not affected and remain unchanged in the revised … Continue reading Updated: Federal Agency Records Management Report
We are pleased to announce the release of NARA Bulletin 2017-02: Guidance on Senior Agency Officials for Records Management. The Bulletin clarifies the roles and responsibilities of the pivotal SAORM position and consolidates existing guidance into one source. The Bulletin incorporates relevant content from the joint OMB-NARA Managing Government Records Directive (M-12-18), NARA’s Frequently Asked Questions … Continue reading Senior Agency Officials for Records Management (SAORM) Bulletin Issued
We are pleased to announce the publication of the National Archives and Records Administration’s Federal Agency Records Management Annual Report, 2016. In 2016, we required Federal agencies to submit three reports: The annual Senior Agency Official for Records Management (SAORM) Report, the annual Records Management Self-Assessment (RMSA), and a supplemental Federal Email Management Report. We … Continue reading 2016 Annual RM Report Released
As Hurricane Maria, now a Category 5 hurricane, bears down on Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands, before possibly turning northeast and threatening the east coast of the U.S, we again remind Agency Records Officers that NARA posts records emergency information and other useful guidance to pass along to other agency personnel. This information is … Continue reading Hurricane Redux: Hurricane Maria Targets Puerto Rico, USVI, and Threatens Mainland U.S.
