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Skip to content The Blog of the Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government Records Express Menu About Records Express About the Bloggers Policies Connecting with Us January 29, 2020 by Arian Ravanbakhsh , posted in General The Office of the Chief Records Officer is changing how we communicate! We are moving to a new tool to manage contact information and send out email communications from our office. Previously, we used a GSA-listserv. This listserv is no longer supported. We are now going to be using Constant Contact (There are many paid … Continue reading Connecting with Us Tagged communication , resources Leave a comment Annual Reporting Period Opens January 13, 2020 January 13, 2020 by Arian Ravanbakhsh , posted in General Today we open our annual records management reporting period. This year’s reporting period covers activities in 2019 and runs until March 13, 2020. Agencies should have already received additional communications with full details and instructions from our office. This year, we are asking agencies to report on the following: Records Management Self-Assessment (RMSA) and Federal Electronic … Continue reading Annual Reporting Period Opens Tagged reporting , RMSA , SAORM 1 Comment Federal Data Strategy 2020 Action Plan December 26, 2019 by E.Kyle Douglas , posted in Federal Data Strategy , General We are pleased to announce the Federal Data Strategy 2020 Action Plan has been released! The Federal Records Act governs the lifecycle of data when created and used in the same context of a Federal record. As such, NARA is engaged with the Federal Data Strategy Team to ensure records management is considered where applicable … Continue reading Federal Data Strategy 2020 Action Plan Tagged #FederalDataStrategy #ThePMA #ICYMI #data #Resolution #newyear #actionplan Leave a comment Immigration and Customs Enforcement Scheduled Approved December 17, 2019 by usnationalarchives , posted in General On December 11, 2019, the Archivist of the United States approved a request for disposition authority from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for Detainee Records (schedule DAA-0567-2015-0013). This schedule was originally proposed to NARA on October 26, 2015. NARA published notice of the pending schedule in the Federal Register on July 14, 2017. … Continue reading Immigration and Customs Enforcement Scheduled Approved Tagged Records Control Schedule , Records Management Leave a comment Reminder: Comment on Universal Electronic Records Management Requirements by December 6, 2019 November 7, 2019 by bethcron , posted in FERMI As we announced in a previous post, we are requesting comments on the Universal Electronic Records Management Requirements as part of our Federal Electronic Records Modernization Initiative (FERMI). Please share widely so we can receive comments from a variety of stakeholders. We would like to receive all comments by Friday, December 6, 2019. If you … Continue reading Reminder: Comment on Universal Electronic Records Management Requirements by December 6, 2019 Tagged electronic records management , FERMI , requirements Leave a comment Request for Feedback on the Universal Electronic Records Management Requirements October 22, 2019 by bethcron , posted in General We released the Universal Electronic Records Management Requirements in August 2017. These requirements marked the first major milestone in the Federal Electronic Records Modernization Initiative (FERMI). These requirements identify high level business needs for managing electronic records and come from existing NARA regulations, policy, and guidance. We are now in the process of reviewing the … Continue reading Request for Feedback on the Universal Electronic Records Management Requirements Tagged electronic records management , Federal Electronic Records Managemnt , FERMI , requirements 3 Comments Calendar Formats Added to Format Guidance October 18, 2019 October 18, 2019 by Arian Ravanbakhsh , posted in General We have added Calendar Formats to Appendix A: Table of File Formats of NARA Bulletin 2014-04, Format Guidance for the Transfer of Permanent Records. Records in this format can now be transferred as permanent records to the National Archives. Typically, this format is used for electronic calendars. Electronic calendars allow users or groups to create … Continue reading Calendar Formats Added to Format Guidance Tagged electronic records management , formats , transfer guidance Leave a comment New NARA Bulletin on Agency Records Officer Credential Training and Renewal Policy September 30, 2019 by bethcron , posted in General We have released a new Bulletin on Agency Records Officer training, NARA Bulletin 2019-02. The purpose of this Bulletin is to describe the replacement of NARA’s Certificate of Federal Records Management Training with the new Agency Records Officer Credential (AROC). The Bulletin also establishes the requirement for Agency Records Officers to periodically renew the credential. … Continue reading New NARA Bulletin on Agency Records Officer Credential Training and Renewal Policy Tagged Bulletin , records management training , training , Transition to Electronic Records Memorandum Leave a comment Release of Annual Records Management Report September 27, 2019 by Arian Ravanbakhsh , posted in General We are pleased to announce the publication of NARA’s Federal Agency Records Management Annual Report, 2018.This consolidated report provides a summary analysis of the state of Federal records management programs across the Federal Government. In March 2019, NARA required Federal agencies to submit three reports: the annual Senior Agency Official for Records Management (SAORM) Report, … Continue reading Release of Annual Records Management Report Tagged FARM , RMSA , SAORM Leave a comment Tropical Storm Dorian Approaches U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Florida August 28, 2019 August 28, 2019 by Arian Ravanbakhsh , posted in General , Records Disaster Preparedness Tropical Storm Dorian is quickly strengthening and a hurricane watch is now in effect for the U. S. Virgin Islands and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. According to the National Hurricane Center tracking information, near hurricane conditions are possible in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands today. Heavy rainfall could produce flash flooding during … Continue reading Tropical Storm Dorian Approaches U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Florida Tagged Disaster Preparedness Leave a comment Posts navigation Older posts Search for: Follow Blog via Email Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. 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