As a result of the recent Federal Government shutdown, we are canceling the October 23, Agency Services Bimonthly Records and Information Discussion Group (BRIDG) event due to the insufficient advance time needed to plan and prepare for this meeting. The next regularly scheduled BRIDG meeting will be on Wednesday, December 18, so until then, please … Continue reading Status of October BRIDG Meeting and Scheduled Training Classes
Update on Capstone Training Sessions
Due to the government shutdown and efforts to restore services, we are rescheduling some Capstone training workshop sessions. This includes the upcoming workshop session on October 22, 2013, and the session missed on October 16, 2013. Registration for all workshop sessions still remains open. Instructions on how to register is at the end of this post. … Continue reading Update on Capstone Training Sessions
Update from Federal Records Center program
The following is from our Federal Records Center program. FRC 02.2013 September 27, 2013 Information on Federal Records Centers operations in the event of a Federal Government shutdown FRC MEMORANDUM TO FEDERAL AGENCY CONTACTS: Information on Federal Records Centers operations in the event of a Federal Government shutdown. I would like to communicate with Federal … Continue reading Update from Federal Records Center program
Update on CapstoneTraining Sessions
We are canceling the October 1, 2013 training session on the Capstone Bulletin, scheduled to be held in McGowan Theater. We apologize for any inconvenience. The following sessions are still open for registration, and we encourage those who reserved a spot for the October 1, 2013 session to register for a new date following the instructions below. Each session is … Continue reading Update on CapstoneTraining Sessions
Flooding in Colorado
Once again, a natural disaster is severely impacting a region of our nation. Much of the Front Range of Colorado has been experiencing devastation due to historic rainfall amounts and subsequent flooding. Many residences, businesses, and organizations have been destroyed or damaged. So far, we have not been made aware of any damage to the … Continue reading Flooding in Colorado
A Grand Challenge for Industry
We hosted a very interesting and successful industry day – more accurately an industry morning – on Tuesday, September 10, 2013. The theme? The Managing Government Records Directive: A Grand Challenge for Industry. This event supported Goal A3 of the Directive – the search for economically viable automated solutions for electronic records management – by … Continue reading A Grand Challenge for Industry
Save The Dates: FY 14 BRIDG Meetings
We have just announced the schedule for our Bi-monthly Records and Information Discussion Group (BRIDG) meetings for Fiscal Year 2014. All meetings will be held in the McGowan Theater at the National Archives building in downtown Washington, DC. These meetings are designed for us to share information with our agency customers and stakeholders about what … Continue reading Save The Dates: FY 14 BRIDG Meetings
Update on RM Occupational Series
Not all the work associated with the Managing Government Records Directive is occurring here in the Office of the Chief Records Officer. While all agencies are working towards the main goals, the Directive also charges specific agencies to carry out actions. One of these agencies is the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). They are working on … Continue reading Update on RM Occupational Series
Bulletin 2013-03 Released
We are pleased to announce the release of NARA Bulletin 2013-03, which discusses guidance for agency officials on the management of Federal Records. This Bulletin is being issued to reaffirm that agencies and agency employees must manage Federal records appropriately and prevent the unauthorized removal of Federal records from agency custody. Also, this Bulletin clarifies records … Continue reading Bulletin 2013-03 Released
Capstone Bulletin Issued
Today, we have issued guidance for Federal Agencies on a simplified approach to managing email. NARA Bulletin 2013-02: Guidance on a New Approach to Managing Email Records introduces a new approach to managing the billions of email messages that are sent or received in Federal agencies. The approach is called “Capstone.” Capstone will help agencies … Continue reading Capstone Bulletin Issued