Records schedules are a key element of any governmental records management system. Essentially formalized instructions for the disposition of records, they guide agencies in how to handle records and how long to keep different kinds [...]

Records destruction is an integral part of any records management process. Not every record will be destroyed – many will be archived indefinitely – but others have a natural lifecycle that ends with the destruction [...]

The 2022 deadline set by the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration for government agencies to submit all records in electronic format continues to inch ever closer. Already challenged by the ambitious deadline, many agencies [...]

We’ve previously discussed how good records management fosters transparency. Today, we want to take a deep dive into one of the positive effects of transparency: trust-building. As with transparency, good records management will cultivate trust [...]

In records management, transparency is often overlooked as a success factor, yet it is a critical and necessary ingredient in any effective records management program. The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) itself stresses [...]

The majority of data breaches and malware attacks occur as a result of vulnerabilities that are patchable - and thus potentially preventable. Vulnerability scanning is the solution. But what is vulnerability scanning? How does it [...]

As a rank and file employee, you may not spend a lot of time worrying about the well-being of your agency, but you should. Like it or not, your fortunes and the fortunes of the [...]