Federal Records Management

Memos to Agency Records Officers (AC Memos)

NARA Memos to Agency Records Officers (AC Memos) are general announcements issued via email by the Office of the Chief Records Officer for the United States Government. The content of these memos varies, but typically includes information about Federal records management policies, guidance, training opportunities, and meetings. Some of the memos are transitory in nature and have limited applicability.

All AC Memos are provided here for reference purposes only; they do not necessarily represent current NARA records management policy.

To receive AC Memos, send an email to rm.communications@nara.gov with the subject line: "Subscribe to AC Memos." For general questions regarding AC Memos, send an e-mail to rm.communications@nara.gov with the subject line: "General ARO Questions."

 

Memos to Agency Records Officers Fiscal Year 2019

Number Date Title
AC 06.2019 11/29/2018 Cancellation of December 2018 BRIDG Meeting
AC 05.2019 12/06/2018 Calendar Year 2019 BRIDG Meetings
AC 04.2019 11/13/2018 2018 Reporting Period Announcement
AC 03.2019 10/24/2018 Updated General Records Schedule (GRS) Subject Index
AC 02.2019 10/09/2018 Bimonthly Records and Information Discussion Group (BRIDG) Meeting on Thursday, October 25, 2018
AC 01.2019 10/11/2018 Updates to NARA’s Records Management Website and New Guide

 

Memos to Agency Records Officers Fiscal Year 2018

Number Date Title
AC 31.2018 09/27/2018 Essential Records Guide Updated
AC  30.2018 09/26/2018 2019 Annual Move of Permanent Records
AC 29.2018 09/13/2018 Draft Regulations for Digitizing Temporary Records
AC 28.2018 09/11/2018 Updating Agency Records Officer Designations
AC 27.2018 09/07/2018 Release of NARA Bulletin 2018-01: Updating NARA Bulletin 2014-04, Format Guidance for the Transfer of Permanent Electronic Records
AC 26.2018 08/22/2018 Federal Agency Records Management Report, 2017
AC 25.2018 08/09/2018 Bimonthly Records and Information Discussion Group (BRIDG) Meeting on Wednesday, August 22, 2018  
AC 24.2018 07/24/2018 Records Management Training Payment Processing Deadlines for FY 2018 Courses
AC 23.2018 06/26/2018 Request for Comments on Two Draft NARA Bulletins to Update Format Guidance
AC 22.2018 06/20/2018 Bimonthly Records and Information Discussion Group (BRIDG) Meeting on Thursday, June 28, 2018
AC 21.2018 06/18/2018 Agency Review of New Draft General Records Schedules
AC 20.2018 05/29/2018 Agency Action Needed on Draft Transfer Requests in Electronic Records Archive (ERA)
AC 19.2018 04/23/2018 2018 Records Management Customer Satisfaction Survey2018 Records Management Customer Satisfaction Survey
AC 18.2018 04/10/2018 Bimonthly Records and Information Discussion Group (BRIDG) Meeting on Tuesday, April 24, 2018
AC 17.2018 03/29/2018 Agency Disposition Profile Reports
AC 16.2018 03/20/2018 Update to GRS Transmittal 29
AC 15.2018 03/19/2018 Success Criteria for Managing Permanent Electronic Records
AC 14.2018 03/13/2018 Web Browser Data Call for ERA 2.0 System Design
AC 13.2018 03/12/2018 Annual Federal Agency Reporting Period Closes March 16, 2018
AC 12.2018 02/08/2018 Bimonthly Records and Information Discussion Group (BRIDG) Meeting on Thursday, February 15, 2018
AC 11.2018 01/25/2018 ERA 2.0 Agency Focus Groups
AC 10.2018 01/08/2018 Records Management Self-Assessment and Federal Email Management Report Survey Tool Now Open
AC 09.2018 12/21/2017 GRS Transmittal 29
AC 08.2018 12/14/2017 Unauthorized Disposition Web Pages
AC 07.2018 12/04/2017 BRIDG Cancellation Announcement
AC 06.2018 10/31/2017 Annual Federal Agency Records Management Reporting Period Dates
AC 05.2018 10/30/2017 Calendar Year 2018 BRIDG Meetings
AC 04.2018 10/05/2017 2018 Annual Move of Permanent Records
AC 03.2018 10/04/2017 Update on GRS Transmittal 28
AC 02 2018 10/03/2017 CORRECTED Federal Agency Records Management Report
AC 01.2018 10/02/2017 NARA's Agency Services Bimonthly Records and Information Discussion Group (BRIDG), Monday, October 16, 2017

Memos to Agency Records Officers Fiscal Year 2017

Number Date Title
AC 40.2017 09/28/2017 Guidance on Senior Agency Officials for Records Management
AC 39.2017 09/28/2017 Federal Agency Records Management Report
AC 38.2017 08/28/2017 Resending Draft GRS 6.4, Communication and Information Sharing Records, for Agency Comment
AC 37.2017 08/24/2017 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about  GRS 6.1, Email Managed under a Capstone Approach
AC 36.2017 08/24/2017 Requesting Agency Comments on NARA’s Draft Strategic Plan
AC 35.2017 08/11/ 2017 Request for Comments on Draft NARA Bulletin: Guidance on Senior Agency Officials for Records Management
AC 34.2017 08/03/2017 BRIDG Cancellation Announcement
AC 33.2017 07/20/2017 GRS Transmittal 28
AC 32.2017 06/07/2017 NARA's Agency Services Bimonthly Records and Information Discussion Group (BRIDG)
AC 31.2017 05/31/2017 Agency Review of New Draft General Records Schedule (GRS 6.4 Revised)
AC 30.2017 04/17/2017 Agency Review of New Draft General Records Schedules
AC 29.2017 04/06/2017 Agency Action Needed on Draft Transfer Requests in Electronic Records Archive (ERA)
AC 28.2017 03/30/2017 NARA's Agency Services Bimonthly Records and Information Discussion Group (BRIDG), Tuesday, April 11, 2017
AC 27.2017 03/21/2017 Records Management Contract Language
AC 26.2017 03/20/2017 Agency Review of Two New Draft General Records Schedules
AC 25.2017 03/13/2017 Annual Federal Agency Reporting Period Closes Friday, March 17, 2017
AC 24.2017 03/09/2017 Upcoming GRS Feedback Sessions
AC 23.2017 03/06/2017 Agency Disposition Profile Reports
AC 22.2017 02/23/2017 Annual Federal Agency Reporting Period Closes March 17, 2017
AC 21.2017 01/31/2017 NARA's Agency Services Bimonthly Records and Information Discussion Group (BRIDG), Tuesday, February 14, 2017
AC 20.2017 01/09/2017 GRS Transmittal 27 and Public Affairs Records Scheduling Guide
AC 19.2017 12/22/2016 Agency Responsibilities for Managing Web Records at the End of the Administration
AC 18.2017 12/20/2016 FOIA Regulations’ Citation of the GRS
AC 17.2017 12/19/2016 Records Management Self-Assessment 2016 and Federal Email Management Report 2016 questionnaires
AC 16.2017 12/14/2016 2017 Dates for NARA's Agency Services Bimonthly Records and Information Discussion Group (BRIDG) Meetings
AC 15.2017 12/08/2016 NSA/NARA Capstone Presentation Material Available Online
AC 14.2017 12/02/2016 Agency Records Management Training Requirements
AC 13.2017 12/01/2016 NARA's Agency Services Bimonthly Records and Information Discussion Group (BRIDG), Tuesday, December 13, 2016
AC 12.2017 11/22/2016 Practical Tips for Submitting your Capstone Verification Form, NA-1005
AC 11.2017 11/21/2016 Annual Records Management Reporting Period
AC 10.2017 11/21/2016 New LMS for Records Management Training
AC 09.2017 11/16/2016 Guidance Relating to President-Elect Transition Team Materials
AC 08.2017 11/01/2016 Review Period Extended: Agency Review of Three New Draft General Records Schedules
AC 07.2017 10/28/2016 New LMS for Records Management Training
AC 06.2017 10/13/2016 Pending GRS Schedules and the 12-31-16 Scheduling Deadline
AC 05.2017 10/06/2016 NARA's Agency Services Bimonthly Records and Information Discussion Group (BRIDG), Tuesday, October 18, 2016
AC 04.2017 10/06/2016 Subject Matter Experts Needed in Reviewing a Draft GRS for Mission-Related Information Technology Records
AC 03.2017 10/05/2016 Agency Review of Three New Draft General Records Schedules
AC 02.2017 10/04/2016 2017 Annual Move of Permanent Records

AC 01.2017

10/04/2016 Subject Matter Experts Needed in Reviewing a Draft GRS for Mission-Related Information Technology Records

 

 

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