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Event Recap: Electronic Record Transfer To NARA

July 22, 2024December 7, 2023 by DGI Staff

WATCH ON DEMAND VIDEO Share this post LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Primary challenges with electronic records transfer, according to Robert Wilds from Hyland, include the “M-23-07 Mandate…the volume of existing paper and digital documents…Legacy systems and siloed systems and apps.” To address these problems, Sean Phuphanich of Public Sector AWS reminded us that we need “something that is easily scalable, something repeatable across a number of agencies…and that would be approved by NARA.” Peter Boulton with Pagefreezer added that there are …

Event Recap: FOIA AUTOMATION

November 7, 2023October 5, 2023 by DGI Staff

WATCH ON DEMAND VIDEO Share this post LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Why care about FOIA? Federal agencies are inundated with FOIA requests that create considerable challenges for those tasked with processing them. Dan Manners of Archive360 said what we are seeing now “is the explosion of growth of data.” And according to Meredith Perry with Relativity, what compounds this is “the diversity of data types, formats and where it’s stored. . .as well as the immense pressure to respond immediately.” To …

Event Recap: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Records Management

November 7, 2023June 15, 2023 by DGI Staff

WATCH ON DEMAND VIDEO Share this post LinkedIn Facebook Twitter “Given the last six to eight months, I think we need to declare this year ‘The Year of Artificial Intelligence,’” said Ray Davis with Feith Systems. “AI is just everywhere. Whether it’s a TV, whether it’s on blogs, or a records management association meeting,” he added. But why do agencies need AI? AIIM’s President & CEO, Tori Miller Liu, pointed out that “with hybrid work, with expanding demand on output …

Electronic Record Transfer to NARA

December 7, 2023May 24, 2023 by DGI Staff

On December 23, 2022, OMB released M-23-07, “Update to Transition to Electronic Records”. Item 1.2 states, “After June 30, 2024, all agencies must transfer permanent records to NARA in electronic formats and with appropriate metadata in accordance with NARA regulations and transfer guidance.” Previously, NARA Bulletin 2018-01 defined and updated the minimum set of meta elements that must accompany transfers of permanent records to the National Archives. This guidance applied to all permanent electronic records and updated NARA Bulletin 2014-04 …

11th Annual 930gov Conference

April 17, 2023February 28, 2023 by DGI Staff

FOIA Automation

October 7, 2023January 17, 2023 by DGI Staff

Since 1967, the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) has provided the public the right to request access to records from any federal agency. Federal agencies are required to disclose the information requested under the FOIA, unless it falls under one of nine exemptions which protect interests such as personal privacy, national security, and law enforcement. In recent years, federal agencies have been inundated with FOIA requests creating challenges for agency FOIA professionals tasked with processing these requests. Automating the FOIA …

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