We are requesting comments on the draft of an upcoming NARA Bulletin on NARA-Created Transfer Requests. 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 Bulletin establishes a time period for agencies to take action on NARA-created … Continue reading Opportunity for Comment: NARA-Created Transfer Requests
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
Open Government Plan 2014-2016
Last Friday, the Archivist of the United States blogged the announcement of the release of our newest Open Goverment plan in the post, “Innovate to Make Access Happen.” You can access the agency’s newest Open Government Plan in PDF, Word, and at Archives.gov/open. We also wrote about the plan in more detail on our Narations blog. For our … Continue reading Open Government Plan 2014-2016
Transfer Guidance Video
During the month of April, Kevin DeVorsey, Electronic Formats Specialist in the Office of the Chief Records Officer of the U.S. Government presented two online sessions on NARA’s new permanent electronic formats transfer guidance. One of these sessions was recorded and is now available on the National Records Management Training Program’s YouTube playlist. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo8MeKQ89Yo This … Continue reading Transfer Guidance Video
More Capstone Resources Posted
We are pleased to announce that additional resources related to Capstone, A New Approach to Managing Email Records, are now available. The resources added to our email management page include: Managers’ Briefing: a short recording by Chief Records Officer, Paul Wester, focused on what managers need to know about Capstone Legal Briefing: a short recording by Hannah Bergman, … Continue reading More Capstone Resources Posted
Support for Agencies Using ERA
NARA Bulletin 2012-03, issued August 21, 2012 informed Federal agencies that, beginning October 1, 2012, we will use the Electronic Records Archive (ERA) for scheduling records and transferring permanent records to the National Archives. As a reminder, we provide ERA support and training for agencies using ERA and agencies just getting started. These include: Online … Continue reading Support for Agencies Using ERA
Recent Opportunities for Comment
Over the last few weeks, we have posted several items for comment that we want to remind people about. Please take a moment and go back through these posts if you have not yet had the opportunity.We welcome any comments. First, we posted the draft of our Automated Electronic Records Management Plan in support of … Continue reading Recent Opportunities for Comment
Managing Records in Mobile Environments: Addressing Records Management Implications
In this third and final post on mobile environments, the Records Management Policy Team will look at some ways Federal agencies can address the implications for managing records in a mobile environment. The steps that agencies can take to address security concerns have been well-covered in the many articles, vendor advertisements, and white papers on … Continue reading Managing Records in Mobile Environments: Addressing Records Management Implications
Managing Records in Mobile Environments: Records Management Implications
In our first post, the Records Management Policy Team explored a bit of the current environment for mobile work in the Federal government and the reality that employees are using their mobile devices to conduct agency business. In this second post, we will review the risks and records management considerations for Federal agencies. When Federal employees … Continue reading Managing Records in Mobile Environments: Records Management Implications
Opening for Director of Corporate Records Management
Another Records Management position has opened here at the National Archives. We have just posted our Director of Corporate Records Management Position (GS-0301-15) on USA Jobs. This position is open for Merit Promotion candidates and closes on April 1, 2014. We encourage all qualified candidates to consider this critical records management leadership position. Also, we want … Continue reading Opening for Director of Corporate Records Management