Records management on Digital.gov

An introduction to decommissioning sites

Wed, 18 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000

Learn how to decommission a federal agency website when it no longer provides value or meets user needs.

Records management

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000

These communities of interest are for federal staff seeking to improve records management across the government.

Reconsidering the consent form: the least user-friendly aspect of UX research

Wed, 03 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0000

The Open Data, Design, and Development (ODDD) team has replaced signed consent forms with a more accessible user research agreement process, offering multiple opt-in points. This ensures informed consent and participant autonomy. Explore why and how the ODDD team implemented this comprehensive participant consent process in their user research.

Optimizing the federal digital experience: aligning content governance, coordination, and database development

Tue, 20 Feb 2024 09:00:00 -0500

This blog post dives into the details of building a dynamic content database and audit for onrr.gov. Learn how effective subject matter expert (SME) coordination, strategic content planning, and application of visualization tools contribute to enhancing content governance and user experience on a federal website.

Webinar: Non-Compliant Permanent Digitized Records FAQ

Mon, 22 Jan 2024 00:00:00 +0000

On January 10, 2024, NARA hosted a webinar to walk through frequently asked questions about and discuss options and paths for non-compliant digitized permanent records. The discussion also covered the upcoming June 30, 2024 deadline in M-23-07 for NARA to stop accepting records in analog format.

Transition Post 4: President-Elect Transition Team Materials

Mon, 14 Dec 2020 19:55:00 -0500

Transition Post 4: President-Elect Transition Team Materials—Here is a fourth post in GAO’s series on records management during presidential transitions; it is related to questions concerning the records management responsibilities related to Transition Teams.

Archivist Memorandum to Agency Heads on Presidential Transition

Tue, 01 Dec 2020 14:55:00 -0500

Archivist Memorandum to Agency Heads on Presidential Transition—On Monday, November 30, the Archivist of the United States sent a memorandum to agency heads reminding them of the importance of records management during a presidential transition. In this memo, the Archivist emphasizes that in order to have a successful transition, it is crucial that agency heads work with their Senior Agency Official for Records Management and Agency Records Officers to ensure that this message is communicated within the agency and that all agency officials and employees are properly briefed on their records management responsibilities. Review the resources posted on their website for additional information about federal records management during transition.

Transition Post 3: Managing Official Email and Social Media Accounts

Wed, 21 Oct 2020 19:58:00 -0500

Transition Post 3: Managing Official Email and Social Media Accounts—As part of their federal government transition series, this third post highlights the need to manage official email and social media accounts of senior officials as they enter and exit Federal Service. It is very important for these officials to keep personal materials separate from official accounts or systems. This avoids the laborious and difficult task of reviewing voluminous materials when leaving the agency.

Transition Post 2: Entrance and Exit Checklists for Senior Officials

Thu, 15 Oct 2020 19:59:00 -0500

Transition Post 2: Entrance and Exit Checklists for Senior Officials—This post in their federal government transition series highlights the specific resources we have created for senior officials entering and exiting Federal Service. It is critically important these officials are aware of their records management responsibilities. Our Documenting Your Public Service guide includes Model Records and Information Management Entrance and Exit Checklists. These checklists serve as models for records management staff to adapt for use in their own agencies.

Transition Post 1: General Resources from NARA and GSA

Fri, 09 Oct 2020 20:01:00 -0500

Transition Post 1: General Resources from NARA and GSA—During the month of October, GAO will be sharing a series of posts on records management best practices for officials entering and exiting Federal service. Today we’d like to highlight resources made available by GSA for all agencies. They maintain the Presidential Transition Directory to connect the people helping to plan and design the next federal government with information and resources. This Directory also incorporates OMB Memo M-20-24: Implementing the Presidential Transition Act. Our staff worked with GSA to ensure records management guidance has been updated and incorporated into the Transition Directory.

M-23-07, Update to Transition to Electronic Records

Fri, 03 Mar 2023 15:45:00 -0400

M-23-07 updates the previous target dates described in M-19-21 to June 24, 2024.

Social Media Spring Session 2021

Wed, 28 Apr 2021 14:00:00 -0500

Join the SocialGov Community of Practice for the latest updates on social media topics including advertising campaigns, content archiving, and podcasting.

Federal Crowdsourcing Webinar Series, Episode 9: A Match Made in History

Mon, 27 Apr 2020 14:00:00 -0500

History Hub is a crowdsourcing platform that helps the public find historical records.

The Digital Transition: How the Presidential Transition Works in the Social Media Age

Wed, 02 Nov 2016 12:00:25 -0400

Take a look at how we plan to preserve and pass on the digital history of the Obama administration. President Obama is the first “social media president”: the first to have @POTUS on Twitter, the first to go live on Facebook from the Oval Office, the first to answer questions from citizens on YouTube.

95%: Describing the National Archives’ Holdings

Wed, 20 Jul 2016 01:00:32 -0400

The National Archives Catalog has reached a milestone: we now have 95% of our holdings completely described at the series level in our online catalog. This is a monumental achievement. Why? Because the National Archives holds over 14 billion pages of records, and we are adding hundreds of millions of pages to that total every

NARA guidance on Managing Web Records

Mon, 23 Nov 2015 03:34:32 -0400

Managing web records properly is essential to effective web site operations, especially the mitigation of the risks an agency faces by using the web to carry out agency business.

Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000

NARA’s mission is to drive openness, cultivate public participation, and strengthen our nation’s democracy through equitable public access to high-value government records.