What Does NARA Mean About Closing Agency-run Records Storage Facilities?

11 Nov What Does NARA Mean About Closing Agency-run Records Storage Facilities?

The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration’s (NARA) recently updated guidelines for federal records management include a provision ending the use of agency-run storage facilities for analog records.

Specifically, Section 1.3 of OMB/NARA M-19-21 mandates that federal agencies must close any agency-operated Records Storage Facilities (RSF) in favor of using either NARA-approved Federal Records Centers (FRC) or NARA-approved commercial records storage facilities instead.

This requirement could have significant repercussions for many agencies, but what does it mean exactly? To learn more about this requirement, read the full article over on the TransAccessDM blog.