What Reporting Capabilities are Crucial to Federal Records Management?
In our guide to evaluating electronic records management (ERM) systems we mentioned that “all records should be discoverable.” Specifically, we noted that any ERM should enable users to perform advanced searches and create custom reports. [...]
New Guidance from OMB and NARA Expands Scope of Digitization Requirements
Since 2012, the federal government has been pushing agencies to begin managing many records in electronic format. The effort began by focusing on email with OMB Memorandum M-14-16 (“Guidance on Managing Email”) and expanded to [...]
Creating a Records Schedule Step by Step
Records management is not easy and if done poorly or haphazardly can consume an enormous amount of time, human capital, and budget. Records schedules help. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) defines a records [...]
PSL Named One of CIO Review’s 20 Most Promising Cloud Solutions Providers of 2019
PSL was named one of the top 20 providers for Cloud Solutions in CIOReview's 2019 rankings. Read a preview of the article below, and click on the image or link below to read the full [...]
Come See PSL at Booth 414 at the 930gov Conference in Washington, DC!
Come visit PSL August 20th at the 930gov Conference at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC! We will be at Booth 414 with information about our leading technology solutions and services. And [...]
Spotlight: NARA’s Metadata Requirements for Electronic Records
As the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) pushes federal agencies ever closer to managing all permanent records in electronic format, another dimension of record-keeping is taking on new found importance: metadata. Agencies that want [...]
What if Your Agency Still Needs to Maintain Analog Records?
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) will no longer accept analog records from federal agencies after December 31, 2022. Indeed, NARA is doing its best to go all-in on electronic records retention. It’s strategic [...]