With the urgency imposed by NARA on federal agencies to store and manage permanent electronic records in a native electronic format this year, many agencies may find themselves tempted to assess potential solutions according to what’s easiest (cheapest, fastest, least work) rather than what’s best....
Though NARA requires that federal agencies manage all permanent electronic records in electronic format by the end of this year, they have not mandated that the records management system used be automated. As NARA's Use Cases guidance states, "The steps through the [records management] life...
March 13, 2019 – Duluth, GA – Peniel Solutions, LLC (PSL), a leading provider of records digitization services, is pleased to announce that it has been granted approval as a Schedule 36 General Services Administration (GSA) vendor to provide services under contract 47QSMA19D08PC through 2024....
Federal agencies are facing pressing document management mandates from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Specifically, NARA has been tasked with guiding federal agencies toward meeting the Managing Government Records Directive, using existing technology where feasible. That means they must be managing all permanent...
In 2013, the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) provided "Guidance on a New Approach to Managing Email Records" known as the Capstone approach. NARA intended the Capstone approach to provide a systematic and simplified way for federal agencies to manage email records, and many agencies...
The Office of Management and Budget and the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) have mandated that federal agencies transition to managing all permanent records in electronic format by the end of 2019. This requirement is no small undertaking, and it means most agencies will...
NARA's deadline of December 31, 2019 for federal agencies to be managing all permanent records in electronic format is rushing toward us. Where does your agency stand in its preparations? If you're not sure, your next step should be to assess your current inventory so...
At last, we have hit the year that federal agencies are expected to fully complete their transition to managing records electronically. Per the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) itself: “By December 31, 2019, all permanent electronic records in Federal agencies will be managed electronically...
The number of electronic records in government has skyrocketed in just a few decades. Former President Clinton's White House generated 32 million emails; former President Obama's generated over 300 million. That exponential increase is why the Obama administration, the Office of Management and Budget, and...
In partnership with Victory World Church, Peniel Solutions makes cash and in-kind donations to support Hurricane Harvey relief as well as global and local educational initiatives. As part of disaster relief efforts organized by local Victory World Church, Peniel Solutions, LLC (PSL) is donating to assist...
