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!
Why Will the GRS Update Take 5 years?
This post comes from our General Records Schedule (GRS) Team. Many have asked why the GRS update will take five years to complete. When asked this question at the September 2012 RACO meeting our Chief Records Officer’s response was: “It took a long time to get the GRS where it currently is and it’s … Continue reading Why Will the GRS Update Take 5 years?
Review of RACO 2012
Our 24th annual Records Administration Conference, or RACO, held last week was a great success! The McGowan Theater was filled to near capacity and the live stream was viewed by well over one hundred users. Slides used during the presentations have been uploaded to our main RACO page. Congratulations again to our Archivist Achievement Award … Continue reading Review of RACO 2012
RACO 2012
Just a reminder that our annual Records Administration Conference (RACO) is going to be held tomorrow morning at our downtown building. Registration has been closed for a while because we've reached the capacity of the McGowan Theater. However, this year, like we've done with the last couple of BRIDG Meetings, we will providing a live … Continue reading RACO 2012
Federal Roundtable at ARMA Conference 2012
This weekend marks the start of ARMA International's 57th Annual Conference and Expo in Chicago, IL. If you are heading to the Windy City, we hope you have a great meeting! We would like to call your attention to the US Federal Government Roundtable that will be held on Saturday, September 22 at 3:30 PM. The … Continue reading Federal Roundtable at ARMA Conference 2012
Dates for FY13 BRIDG Meetings
Please mark your calendars for the FY13 BRIDG meetings. The meetings will be held at the National Archives and Records Administration 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW in the McGowan Theater. Scheduled Dates for BRIDG in FY13 are: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 Thursday, December 6, 2012 Wednesday, February 13, 2013 Wednesday, April 17, 2013 Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Wednesday, … Continue reading Dates for FY13 BRIDG Meetings
Big Bucket Scheduling Workshop Follow-up
Our Big Bucket Scheduling Workshop a few weeks ago was a great success! Special thanks to the presenters from the US Patent and Trademark Office, Records Officer Susan Fawcett and USPTO records management contractors John Milligan, Neale Faunt, and Earl Ashley. Thanks also to nearly 200 attendees that filled the McGowan Theater for asking some … Continue reading Big Bucket Scheduling Workshop Follow-up
Records Management Directive Released!
Today, the Archivist of the United States and the Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget, released a Records Management Directive to the heads of Executive Departments and Agencies and Agencies. This Directive carries out the requirements set forth in the Presidential Memorandum of November 28, 2011. The Directive is available here (link … Continue reading Records Management Directive Released!