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• The Cost of Too Much Information
  

  This IDC Government Insights White Paper discusses the challenges government faces in dealing with the enormous growth of information and the impact it has on government employees. It explores the potential advantages of using an information management provider to help manage, store, access, protect, and recover government records and information, both physical and digital. PDF ONLY
• What does the Obama Administration Records Management Directive Tell Us?
  

  In August, the Obama Administration released a long-awaited Directive ordering Federal Agencies to "eliminate paper and use electronic recordkeeping."
• Successful Health Information Exchanges: The Nexus of Technology and Records Management Best Practices
  

  Technology platforms alone can’t do the job of integrating multiple electronic records formats into an effective, easy-to-use HIE. Government healthcare organizations are learning that records management best practices will also figure in their ultimate success.
• VA and DoD Lead the Way in Government Healthcare IT Initiatives
  

  The goals of federal records management reform initiatives are clear. However, government healthcare organizations, like other agencies, face significant hurdles as they set their sights on meeting these objectives.
• Manage Federal Records into the 21st Century
  

  On November 28, 2011, President Obama released a memorandum that required all federal agencies to assess the state of their current records management programs, identify gaps and create a detailed improvement plan for submission to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). In response, NARA issued the Records Management Directive on August 24, 2012. This directive represents the first time since the Truman administration that the subject of government records has been given such a high priority. While the focus in the late 1940s and early 1950s was on managing paper records — in particular vital records, we look to a future of records and information management in which electronic records are at the forefront whether they are vital, archival or temporary
• Records Disposition
  

  The ability to access and retain records according to operational and legal requirements is the essence of records management. But, doing this consistently is challenging, especially when you consider the many formats and locations of records. Implementing a system-driven process to manage the lifecycle of records requires consistent application of policies, often across multiple systems of record.
• Intelligent Scanning
  

  With a majority business records being generated digitally in the public sector, there is increasing urgency to improve the management of electronic records. Intelligent Scanning enables you to promote public records self-service, leading to increased transparency.
• Looking Within-Optimizing Your NARA Self-Assessment
  

  Every spring, federal agencies must submit annual records management self-assessments (RMSAs) to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), which houses about a quarter of the nation’s federal records. Those assessments have taken on new urgency and have grown in importance since President Barack Obama’s Managing Government Records Directive. Better identify gaps in existing records management programs to streamline efficiencies and meet federal mandates.
• Records & Information Management: Making it Happen
  

  The Managing Government Records Directive requires you to assess the state of your current records management program, identify gaps and create a detailed improvement plan. Learn how agencies can respond by building a strong records management program.
• Vital Records: Optimize this Critical Element of Records Management
  

  It isn’t always easy to determine what a vital record is, let alone create procedures for managing them. However, the process of identifying vital records, aligning them with operational programs and establishing audit mechanisms are essential elements for success.