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
GRS Team Update: First Quarter FY 13
This update is from the GRS Team Back in October, the GRS Team issued its plan for updating and revising the GRS (RM Communication AC 02.2013). The plan may be downloaded (as a .pdf) at www.archives.gov/records-mgmt/grs/plan-2012.pdf. This year, the team is working on approximately ten schedules in the Finance Management, Technology Management, and Information Management … Continue reading GRS Team Update: First Quarter FY 13
Webinar Next Week!
On Wednesday, January 16, 2013, NARA will be hosting a free hour long presentation and discussion about the Presidential Records Management Directive. Preston Huff, Head of the Project Management Office (PMO) in the Office of the Chief Records Officer, will provide a high level overview of the goals set forth in the Managing Government Records … Continue reading Webinar Next Week!
Webinar This Wednesday!
This Wednesday, December 19, 2012 at 3:30 pm EDT we will be hosting a free, hour-long encore presentation and discussion about the recently issued Request for Disposition Authority Quality Control Checklist. There are a limited number of seats available for this presentation. Recall that back in October, we wrote about the "backlog schedule" project. During … Continue reading Webinar This Wednesday!
PIDB Report Released!
Today, the Public Interest Declassification Board released online its recommendations to the President on Transforming the Security Classification System. The full Report can be found at http://www.archives.gov/declassification/pidb/recommendations/transforming-classification.html. The report centers on the need for new policies for classifying information, new processes for declassifying information, and the imperative for using and integrating technology into these processes. … Continue reading PIDB Report Released!