Frequently Asked Questions about the Certificate of Federal Records...
Why should I get NARA's Certificate of Federal Records Management Training? NARA's program gives Federal records management professionals a set of benchmarks to gauge their professional development....
View ArticleManaging Metadata for Permanent Records: What if the metadata required for...
To follow our last post on Metadata Requirements for Permanent Records on Shared Drives, today we are discussing how to manage metadata for permanent records stored separately from the records....
View ArticleRequest for Comments on Two Draft NARA Bulletins to Update Format Guidance
We are making a few minor changes to NARA Bulletin 2014-04, Format Guidance for the Transfer of Permanent Records. These changes will streamline the process for future updates to the format tables. We...
View ArticleIndustry Day for Electronic Messages on August 6
We will be co-hosting an Industry Day with GSA on August 6 to launch the next phase of our Federal Electronic Records Modernization Initiative (FERMI). The Industry Day will be held from 10:00 AM to...
View ArticleFERMI Industry Day
On Monday, August 6, we co-hosted an Industry Day with the General Services Administration (GSA) to begin the next phase of the Federal Electronic Records Modernization Initiative (FERMI). The...
View ArticleUpdating NARA’s Format Guidance Bulletin
We released two bulletins on transferring electronic records to NARA. Bulletin 2018-01: Updating NARA Bulletin 2014-04, Format Guidance for the Transfer of Permanent Electronic Records streamlines the...
View ArticleRevoked NARA Bulletins
Over the past several months, we have undertaken a review of NARA bulletins to determine if any require revisions or should be revoked. NARA Bulletin 2019-01 notifies agencies that the following...
View ArticleOpportunity to Comment: Draft Use Cases for Social Media
We are requesting comments on the draft Use Cases for Social Media as part of our Federal Electronic Records Modernization Initiative (FERMI). Through FERMI, we have been working to improve the way...
View ArticleReminder: Comments due by July 19, 2019 on Draft Use Cases for Social Media
As we announced in a previous post, we are requesting comments on the draft Use Cases for Social Media as part of our Federal Electronic Records Modernization Initiative (FERMI). We would like to...
View ArticleNew NARA Bulletin on Agency Records Officer Credential Training and Renewal...
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...
View ArticleRequest for Feedback on the Universal Electronic Records Management Requirements
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...
View ArticleReminder: Comment on Universal Electronic Records Management Requirements by...
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)....
View ArticleFederal Records Officers Network (FRON)
The following is a guest post from the leaders of the Federal Records Officer Network. Established in 2013, the Federal Records Officers Network (FRON) is a community of federal records officers and...
View ArticleRelease of Universal Electronic Records Management Requirements, Version 2
We are pleased to announce the release of the Universal Electronic Records Management (ERM) Requirements, Version 2 as part of our Federal Electronic Records Modernization Initiative (FERMI). Through...
View ArticleOpportunity to Comment: Draft Universal Use Cases
We are requesting comments on our draft Universal Use Cases as part of our Federal Electronic Records Modernization Initiative (FERMI). Through FERMI, we have been working to improve the way agencies...
View ArticleNavigational Charts added to NARA’s Format Guidance Bulletin
This post is written by Sharmila Bhatia and Michael Horsley. We have added Navigational Charts to Appendix A: Table of File Formats of NARA Bulletin 2014-04, Format Guidance for the Transfer of...
View ArticleFERMI Collaboration Day
On Thursday, August 6, we co-hosted a virtual Collaboration Day with the General Services Administration (GSA) on electronic records management solutions. The Collaboration Day was part of our Federal...
View ArticleOpportunity to Comment: Draft Standard Data Elements for Electronic Records...
We are requesting comments on our draft Standard Data Elements as part of our Federal Electronic Records Modernization Initiative (FERMI). Through FERMI, we have been working to improve the way...
View ArticleExample Statement of Objectives for a Needs Assessment
As part of our Federal Electronic Records Modernization Initiative (FERMI), we are working to make it easier for Federal agencies to obtain electronic records management (ERM) services and solutions...
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