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!
Public Interest Declassification Board Announces Meeting
This is being reposted from Transforming Classification The Public Interest Declassification Board will host an open meeting on Thursday, December 6, 2012 to discuss its recommendations to the President on Transforming the Security Classification System. The full Report to the President will be published online on December 6th at http://www.archives.gov/declassification/pidb. The meeting will focus on … Continue reading Public Interest Declassification Board Announces Meeting
Progress! First SAO Meeting
Yesterday, we passed one of the first major milestones called for in the Managing Government Records Directive. David Ferriero, Archivist of the United States, convened the first meeting of Senior Agency Officials. This meeting brought together the agency-appointed Senior Agency Officials (SAO), agency record officers, and NARA staff for the first time. Over 100 people … Continue reading Progress! First SAO Meeting
FAQ: Senior Agency Officials
The first deadline in the Managing Government Records Directive that was released earlier this year is fast approaching. Agencies have two weeks to name their Senior Agency Official (SAO). Goal 2.1 of the Directive requires the designation of the SAO by November 15, 2012. We have received many questions about this process and have compiled … Continue reading FAQ: Senior Agency Officials
Hurricane Sandy
As you know, Hurricane Sandy is significantly impacting the east coast of the United States this week. Federal agencies from Virginia through the New England states will be affected by high winds and heavy rains from this historic storm. Depending on the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, it may be necessary for your agency to … Continue reading Hurricane Sandy
Update on Backlog Schedules
This message was also distributed as AC 04.2013. From May 7 - July 6, 2012, the Appraisal Teams within Records Management Services (ACNR) conducted a 60-day initiative to complete processing of agency-submitted records schedules in the appraisal backlog. Backlog schedules are defined as those that are at least two years old, and as of October … Continue reading Update on Backlog Schedules
BRIDG Meeting Tomorrow!
Tomorrow is our first Bimonthly Records and Information Discussion Group (BRIDG) meeting for FY 2013. Registration for this meeting is now closed. However, we will be making BRIDG available via webcast. The BRIDG meeting will run from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m, Eastern time. Items on the agenda include: 1) Records Scheduling Backlog Project - … Continue reading BRIDG Meeting Tomorrow!