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!
Big Bucket Scheduling Workshop
We are planning a Big Bucket Scheduling (see http://www.archives.gov/records-mgmt/faqs/flexible-scheduling.html for information about big bucket schedules) workshop that will be presented by records management staff of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on August 21, 2012. USPTO staff will provide an overview of their Big Bucket scheduling project that was completed in November 2011. … Continue reading Big Bucket Scheduling Workshop
RACO 2012 Registration Opens Today
The National Archives and Records Administration’s (NARA) Records Administration Conference (RACO) is for Federal records officers, records management professionals, information managers and information technology professionals with an interest in Federal records and information management. RACO 2012 is a half-day conference with no fees, but a limited number of seats are available in the theater. Registration will … Continue reading RACO 2012 Registration Opens Today
New Proposal for the GRS
Update from the GRS Team The GRS Team recently completed the first draft of their proposal for revising and updating the GRS and is seeking input from Federal records managers. The team will be holding online focus group sessions in August (for further information see RM Communication, AC 22.2012: General Records Schedule (GRS) Focus Groups). We're … Continue reading New Proposal for the GRS
Going to Santa Fe?
If you are attending the 2012 Joint Annual Meeting of NAGARA and the Council of State Archivists later this week, we hope you have a great time in Santa Fe, New Mexico. On Thursday afternoon, you will hear from both the Archivist of the United States David Ferriero and Chief Records Officer Paul Wester. Information … Continue reading Going to Santa Fe?
2012 Records Management Self-Assessment Opens Today
This post was written by the RMSA team The Records Management Self Assessment 2012 (RMSA) is here! This morning, Monday, June 4, NARA opened the survey tool for the 2012 RMSA. We sent the link in an “RM Communications” e-mail to agency records officers -- so if you’re reading this, and if you did not … Continue reading 2012 Records Management Self-Assessment Opens Today
Release of 2011 Records Management Self-Assessment
We are pleased to announce the release of the 2011 Records Management Self-Assessment Report (.pdf). Last May, we issued the mandatory annual records management self-assessment (RMSA) to Federal agencies. The goal of the self-assessments is to determine whether Federal agencies are compliant with statutory and regulatory records management requirements. This year, the findings are similar … Continue reading Release of 2011 Records Management Self-Assessment
Plans for RACO 2012
We are pleased to announce information about RACO 2012, NARA's 24th Annual Records Administration Conference. When: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 Where: National Archives and Records Administration McGowan Theater Theme: Drafting a 21st Century Framework for Records Management RACO 2012 will be a half-day conference, with no fees. This year's program will focus on the implications … Continue reading Plans for RACO 2012