We, in partnership with the MAX Federal Community, will be hosting a workshop to discuss the challenges of managing records in a multi-agency collaborative environment. The session will include case study presentations focusing on specific collaborative platforms and a discussion among session attendees to identify challenges and best practices. The session will be held in … Continue reading Discussion Group on Multi-Agency Collaborations
Federal Government Roundtable at ARMA 2010
If you have made plans to attend this year's annual ARMA Conference in San Francisco, please join us at the Federal Government Roundtable for networking and facilitated discussions about the burning issues of the day! The Roundtable will be held on the Expo floor on Monday afternoon, November 8, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. We will … Continue reading Federal Government Roundtable at ARMA 2010
Web 2.0/Social Media Bulletin Issued!
We are pleased to announce that NARA Bulletin 2011-02 has just been issued. This bulletin provides guidance on managing Federal records produced when agencies use web 2.0/social media platforms. Open and transparent government increasingly relies on the use of these technologies and as agencies adopt these tools, they must be aware of and comply with … Continue reading Web 2.0/Social Media Bulletin Issued!
Tool Spotlight: Cloud Computing Bulletin
This month, our Toolkit for Managing Electronic Records spotlight returns to highlight our most recent bulletin, Guidance on Managing Records in Cloud Computing Environments. A few posts back, we talked about this Bulletin on the blog. We designed the Toolkit to include any type of tool. Tools can include case studies, best practice documents, process … Continue reading Tool Spotlight: Cloud Computing Bulletin
More Free Training
Today's post comes to us from Laurence Brewer, Director of the Life Cycle Management Division in the Modern Records Program. We are pleased to announce that NARA will offer a free half-day workshop on media neutral records scheduling on October 19 and 20, and November 2, 3, and 4 from 9:30 to 12:00 at the … Continue reading More Free Training
RACO Chicago 2010 Summary
RACO Chicago 2010 was held August 24 at downtown Chicago's landmark Palmer House Hilton Hotel, recently and splendidly renovated to combine late-nineteenth-century grandeur with twenty-first century convenience. It was hosted by NARA's Great Lakes Region. The theme, "Managing Records of an Open Government," brought 134 records management professionals from the Greater Chicago area, the Great … Continue reading RACO Chicago 2010 Summary
NARA Bulletin 2010-05 Released
This week, we issued NARA Bulletin 2010-05: Guidance on Managing Records in Cloud Computing Environments. Back in February, we issued a preliminary FAQ about Cloud Computing and this Bulletin builds upon some of the issues that we addressed in the FAQ. The Bulletin contains an expanded definition of Cloud Computing technology, deployment models, and service … Continue reading NARA Bulletin 2010-05 Released
Web Study Report Released
During FY2010 a National Records Management Program team conducted a study, found at http://www.archives.gov/records-mgmt/resources/web2.0-use.pdf, on web 2.0 and social media tools use in Federal agencies. The purpose of the study was to "gather information on how Federal agencies use web 2.0 tools to create and share information and how this might affect the value of … Continue reading Web Study Report Released
Tool Spotlight: Multi-Agency Environments Bulletin
This month, our Toolkit for Managing Electronic Records spotlight falls on a Bulletin that we released last year, Guidance Concerning Managing Records in Multi-Agency Environments. This Bulletin provides guidance when Federal agencies collaborate and the responsibilities for record-keeping are unclear. The Bulletin defines the conditions under which a multi-agency environment is present and discusses how … Continue reading Tool Spotlight: Multi-Agency Environments Bulletin
RACO Chicago Program Announced
Save the Date - August 24, 2010! On that day, our Great Lakes region will be hosting the 7th annual regional Records Administration Conference (RACO) in the Windy City. Following up on the theme from the RACO held back in May, the theme will be "Managing the Records of an Open Government." The keynote speaker … Continue reading RACO Chicago Program Announced