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

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

Reminder: Public Meeting about Presidential Memorandum

Just a reminder that next week, we will be holding a meeting to solicit comments from the public on the Presidential Memorandum: Managing Government Records. Comments and suggestions that we receive during this meeting will help inform the Records Management Directive that will be issued later this year. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 27 from … Continue reading Reminder: Public Meeting about Presidential Memorandum

OPM Releases Position Classification

On Friday, March 9, 2012, as part of the Obama Administration’s ongoing Open Government activities and their support of Sunshine Week (March 11th through 17th), the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) released the Final Position Classification Flysheet for a new job series called the Government Information Series, 0306.  This job series covers work involved in … Continue reading OPM Releases Position Classification

IdeaScale Deadline Extended

We continue to work on meeting the requirements in the Presidential Memorandum on Managing Government Records and have reached out to our colleagues in related professions and the general public by setting up an IdeaScale community where ideas can be submitted, voted on, and commented on. When we announced the community, we indicated that it … Continue reading IdeaScale Deadline Extended