An effective departmental records management program optimizes the use of records while limiting the costs and risks that can come with poorly managed records. Organized records should meet the ...

Traditionally, organizations have thought of records management as the cataloging and storage of inactive paper records. They may have document management systems, where the emphasis is on author ...

Fairfax, Virginia-based Highlight Technologies has been awarded a first task order under the GSAs 8(a) STARS II contract vehicle. Under the prime contract, the company will provide program management, ...

The August 2012 Presidential Directive on Managing Government Records is a major achievement for the federal records management community -- and it is the cornerstone for the long-awaited transition ...

Howard Lowell was named the director of the Modern Records Program at the National Archives, U.S. Archivist John Carlin announced today. Lowell had been acting director of the program for more than a ...

How much does your healthcare facility spend on archival document management retention per year? As the healthcare industry continues the transitional period toward electronic health record ...

April is Records and Information Management Month. For the U.S. Army Security Assistance Command workforce, the observance is an opportune time to recognize that records management is not just about ...

When was the last time you thought, "This email is a record, I need to label it and file it in our company repository for three years?" Pavlov, the behavioral scientist famous for classical ...

At the end of a record's life, the record should be destroyed in an appropriate manner. Destruction of records should be irreversible and complete to prevent the information from being recovered or ...

If recent national news teaches us anything, (yes, I'm talking about the Trump indictment) it teaches us that public officials who ignore laws governing preservation, storage and retention of public ...