Our National Records Management Training Program has opened an additional series of records management Knowledge Area classes in College Park, MD in July. By popular demand, and in support of the training requirements in the Managing Government Records Directive, we are offering this new series of certificate classes at our College Park facility, especially for … Continue reading Additional Series of KA Classes Added to Calendar
Reporting Requirements for Agencies
This morning, we issued RM Communications AC23.2013. This communication provides information to Federal agencies regarding the reporting requirements that we are implementing to support the goals and actions of the Managing Government Records Directive. Senior Agency Officials (SAO) at agencies are being instructed to compile their Annual SAO Report to the Chief Records Officer for the … Continue reading Reporting Requirements for Agencies
Draft GRS Available for Review
The GRS Team is pleased to announce the release of six new draft General Records Schedules for agency review. The schedules were released via RM Communication AC 22.2013: Agency Review of New Draft General Records Schedules on May 2. The team will be collecting comments from agencies through May 31. Comments can be sent to … Continue reading Draft GRS Available for Review
FY 2013 Backlog Schedule Project
Beginning on April 1, our Appraisal Teams will begin this fiscal year's backlog records schedule reduction project. Backlog schedules are defined as those that are at least two years old and as of October 1, 2012, have an FY 2010 or older registration date. Based on lessons learned last year, this year the Appraisal Teams … Continue reading FY 2013 Backlog Schedule Project
Cancellation of RACO 2013
The following numbered AC Memo (AC 17.2013) was issued this morning I am writing to inform you that as a consequence of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Memorandum M-13-05, Agency Responsibilities for Implementation of Potential Joint Committee Sequestration, and the National Archives and Records Administration's (NARA) implementing guidance of this directive, we have … Continue reading Cancellation of RACO 2013
Online Briefings now on YouTube
One of the most frequent comments we receive when we mention our online briefings, such as the one held a couple of weeks ago on the forthcoming revisions to our transfer guidance, is can I access the material later? Today, we are pleased to announce that we have launched a page on YouTube where we … Continue reading Online Briefings now on YouTube
Online Briefing: Preparing for the Self-Assessment
Free Online Briefing: A How-To Guide for Completing NARA's Records Management Self Assessment Join us on Wednesday, March 6 from 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Eastern time for a free online briefing. Stephanie Fawcett from NARA's Records Management Oversight team will give us an overview of NARA's Records Management Self Assessment and give us tips for … Continue reading Online Briefing: Preparing for the Self-Assessment
Transfer Guidance Webinar
Next week, we will host a webinar about NARA transfer guidance and the effort underway to revise this guidance. This session is an encore of the session offered on February 13 and will be held on Thursday, February 28 at 11:00 AM Eastern. As the nation’s records manager, The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) … Continue reading Transfer Guidance Webinar
Research Services Washington DC Accessioning Web Page
We are happy to announce a new on-line presence for the Washington DC area accessioning staff: http://www.archives.gov/records-mgmt/accessioning/. The accessioning staff has created this robust and informative resource as a hub for information about transferring permanent Federal records to NARA. Staff consulted other NARA units including the National Declassification Center, FOIA and Special Access, research room … Continue reading Research Services Washington DC Accessioning Web Page
February BRIDG Meeting
Please mark your calendars for the next BRIDG meeting scheduled for Wednesday, February 13, 2013. The meeting will be held at the National Archives and Records Administration downtown building, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW (Metrorail's Yellow or Green lines to the Archives/Navy Memorial station) in the McGowan Theater. Please enter on the Constitution Avenue side of … Continue reading February BRIDG Meeting