Digitizing is difficult even under the best circumstances. Federal records managers may be facing an even steeper challenge. They’re also having to comply with the aggressive schedule set by the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration and the Office of Management and Budget in memorandum...
“There never are enough resources,” says one federal records management specialist of the drive to convert to electronic records management. Federal agencies are under the gun: they are facing an ambitious (and unfunded) mandate to make an almost complete transition to electronic records management by...
Failures related to records management can be very serious. When records are not managed properly, agencies and other organizations can fall out of compliance with federal or state laws, make themselves vulnerable to legal action or some form of oversight like an audit, and may...
Social media presents unique issues for federal records managers trying to figure out how to collect, manage, and preserve these digitally complex records. As far back as 2011, the government has been assessing how to best handle social media records. A 2011 study conducted by the...
Cyberattacks targeting the U.S. government are growing in frequency, sophistication, and severity. In 2020, for example, a massive attack successfully breached nine agencies and hundreds of private companies that work with governments around the world. So, it makes sense that government personnel would take steps to...
The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) still expects federal agencies to submit all records in electronic format by December 2022. But, with the COVID-19 pandemic still ongoing after more than a year, is that goal still achievable? Read the full post on our TransAccessDM blog....
Once upon a time, records managers only needed to worry about a finite number of records formats, mostly paper and analog documents. That’s not true anymore. In today’s digital world, the number and variety of record types have exploded and continue to proliferate every day....
When it comes to records creation, management, and oversight, many work-related technology platforms are a double-edged sword. These platforms – which can be anything from productivity suites to communication technologies – typically offer features that make it easy for users to modify, customize, and create...
The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) has set an incredibly ambitious deadline for the federal government’s digitization effort: all records must be submitted in digital format by the end of 2022. And unfortunately, this mandate did not provide for a dedicated budget or...
Records schedules are a key element of any governmental records management system. Essentially formalized instructions for the disposition of records, they guide agencies in how to handle records and how long to keep different kinds of records. Be aware that records schedules can create complications for...
