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Records Management and FOIA: So Happy Together

National Archives Records Express

Semo, Director of the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS), the Federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Ombudsman’s office, discusses the vital role records management teams play in agencies’ responses to FOIA requests. You can read more about OGIS’s work at The FOIA Ombudsman and on their main website.

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Directive M-19-21: What it is and How to Achieve Compliance

AIIM

Federal agencies must close their own records storage facilities and transfer any inactive, temporary paper records to a Federal Records Center or Commercial Storage Facility by 2022. Federal agencies must maintain a records management program that complies with the Federal Records Act (details in Section 1.4 ).

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Group Files ‘Largest FOIA of All Time’ via Vice

IG Guru

According to the article here the request is for billions of digital images and historical records are hidden behind arbitrary paywalls. The post Group Files ‘Largest FOIA of All Time’ via Vice appeared first on IG GURU.

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FOIA officials confront pandemic challenges in meeting records requests via Federal News Network

IG Guru

The post FOIA officials confront pandemic challenges in meeting records requests via Federal News Network appeared first on IG GURU. Check out the article here.

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The Consequences of Underfunded Records Management via IDM

IG Guru

If you believe your department is underfunded, one of the driving factors could be that your understanding of records and information management is very different from […]. The post The Consequences of Underfunded Records Management via IDM appeared first on IG GURU.

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OGIS Publishes FOIA Compliance Self-Assessment

National Archives Records Express

This is cross-posted from The FOIA Ombudsman. The Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) is pleased to announce the publication of our latest report, “ Assessing Freedom of Information Act Compliance through the National Archives and Records Administration’s 2021 Records Management Self-Assessment. ”.

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Release of Universal Electronic Records Management Requirements, Version 2

National Archives Records Express

We are pleased to announce the release of the Universal Electronic Records Management (ERM) Requirements , Version 2 as part of our Federal Electronic Records Modernization Initiative (FERMI). We also added a link to guidance on classified records and updated the GSA schedule language on Consolidated Schedules.