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

Release of 2012 Records Management Self-Assessment

Today we released the 2012 Records Management Self-Assessment (.pdf) which presents the results of the annual records management self-assessment (RMSA) taken by Federal agencies. The goal of RMSA is to determine whether Federal agencies are compliant with statutory and regulatory records management requirements.  Each responding agency receives a numerical score between 0-100 and is placed … Continue reading Release of 2012 Records Management Self-Assessment

Update on Goal A3.1 of the Managing Government Records Directive

NARA and the Electronic Records Management (ERM) Automation Working Group have launched several activities this summer that can help you and your agency meet the goals of the Managing Government Records Directive. These activities support goal A3.1, which is about finding economically viable automated solutions to reduce the burden of records management responsibilities by making … Continue reading Update on Goal A3.1 of the Managing Government Records Directive

Managing Government Records Directive Workshop: 2.2 and 2.5 Requirements

The following was issued as AC 26.2013 this afternoon. You are invited to attend a free workshop on completing the Managing Government Records Directive (.pdf) requirements 2.2 (identifying records that are 30 years old and older) and 2.5 (identifying unscheduled records). This workshop will be held at the National Archives and Records Administration building in College Park, … Continue reading Managing Government Records Directive Workshop: 2.2 and 2.5 Requirements