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Podcast: Optimizing Your NARA Self-Assessment

Click Here to Listen to the Podcast (MP3) Since President Barack Obama issued his 2011 Presidential Memorandum: Managing Government Records Directive, the agencies self-assessment of their records management programs are all that more important. One area...


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2012 Phenomenon: What Does it Mean for the Future of Government Records Management?

December 21, 2012 is the end of the Mayan Calendar. Dubbed both the 2012 Phenomenon and the end of the world, doomsday enthusiasts are preparing for a catastrophe of earth-shattering proportions.All the while, federal records managers...


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Federal Records Managers React to the Presidential Directive: The Sky Isn’t Falling!

Next week, I will be moderating a session at ARMA on “reasonable” Records and Information Management programs with three individuals who have been instrumental in creating such programs in their work places – public and private. ...


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Olympic Style Winning Team: Managing Government Records Directive

There are lots of winning teams in our popular culture today, but none that bring unity as much as our Olympians.  Fresh off of their wins in London this year, our Olympians are a great example...


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First Steps for Federal Records Managers to Start on the Path to Compliance

The Federal records management community has been waiting for the Directive promised in the Presidential Memorandum – Managing Government Records signed by President Obama back in November. On Friday, August 24th, the Office of Management and...


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