Senior Agency Official for Records Management
2018 Annual Report
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) requires Senior Agency Officials
for Records Management (SAORM) to provide an annual report demonstrating how agencies are
handling important records management initiatives as identified by NARA.
NARA uses the reports to determine the overall progress of the Federal Government in managing
its records and the transition away from paper to digital formats and to identify best practices and
model solutions within Federal agencies.
The reporting period begins on March 11, 2019 with reports due back to NARA no later than
April 19, 2019.
NARA plans to post your 2018 SAORM report on the NARA website upon receipt. Please
ensure that your agency’s report is a publicly releasable version. This action is in the interest of
transparency in Government and to promote collaboration and communication among agencies.
NARA intends to list any non-responding agencies in a summary report and on the website.
Instructions for Reporting
This template covers progress through December 31, 2018.
Please be brief and precise in your answers. Limit answers to each question to no more
than 500 words.
Please complete the questions/items below and send the report to
rmselfassessment@nara.gov. Include the words “SAORM annual report - [Agency
Name] in the subject line of the email.
If you are responsible for records management in multiple agencies, components, or
bureaus, please determine how you will submit reports to NARA. While NARA prefers
a comprehensive report, you may submit separate reports for each component.
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Provide the following information (required):
Name of SAORM
Position title
Address
What agencies, bureaus, components, or offices are covered by this report
and your position as SAORM and which will be reporting separately?
Please also indicate any that are new or have been changed due to
reorganization or other circumstances.
Please provide list:
Is your agency and its components making progress towards managing all
permanent electronic records in electronic format by December 31, 2019? (M-12-18,
Goal 1.1)
Yes
No
Please explain your response:
Has your agency implemented a plan that aligns to the criteria and requirements
published by NARA in its Criteria for Successfully Managing Permanent Electronic
Records (March 2018)?
Yes
No
Please explain your response:
As included in the Administration’s Delivering Government Solutions in the 21st
Century: Reform Plan and Reorganization Recommendations (June 2018), NARA will
no longer accept paper records after December 31, 2022. Is your agency developing
strategic plans, goals, objectives, and initiatives that will enable it to comply with
this deadline?
The Reform Plan states:
Transition to Electronic Environment: Transition Federal agencies’ business processes
and recordkeeping to a fully electronic environment, and end the National Archives and
Records Administration’s acceptance of paper records by December 31, 2022. This
would improve agencies’ efficiency, effectiveness, and responsiveness to citizens by
converting paper-based processes to electronic workflows, expanding online services,
and enhancing management of Government records, data, and information.
Mark Anthony Hampton
Records Management Specialist
1400 Eye Street NW, #1000, Washington, DC 20005
US African Development Foundation
ADF has moved its'
servers into the Cloud to
assist in meeting this
directive.
ADF has implemented the
Capstone approach to
managing our permanent
electronic records.
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7.
Yes
No
Please explain your response (include specific goals and example metrics):
Is your agency utilizing General Service Administration’s Schedule 36 to procure
solutions to assist in transitioning to an Electronic Environment?
Yes
No
Please explain your response:
Have you, as the SAORM, established or improved your agency procedures that
ensure all incoming and outgoing senior officials receive briefings on their records
management responsibilities including documenting their public service, use of
personal email, and other recordkeeping requirements?
*Senior officials are the heads of departments and independent agencies;
their deputies and assistants; the heads of program offices and staff offices
including assistant secretaries, administrators, and commissioners; directors
of offices, bureaus, or equivalent; principal regional officials; staff assistants
to those aforementioned officials, such as special assistants, confidential assistants,
and administrative assistants; and career Federal employees,
political appointees, and officers of the Armed Forces serving in equivalent
or comparable positions.
Yes
Changes were unnecessary
No,changes are beingconsidered but have not been made
No
Please explain your response:
Have you, as the SAORM, ensured that your records management program has the
support and resources it needs to be successful? (See NARA Bulletin 2017-02:
Guidance on Senior Agency Officials for Records Management)
Yes
No
Please explain your response:
ADF is configuring its
information databases to
allow for extraction of
pertinent records for
archiving.
ADF has revised its'
Onboarding Procedures to
include RM responsibilities
for Senior Management to
cover all aspects of their
RM responsibilities.
ADF Senior Management
has signed off on these
new procedures.
8. Have you, as the SAORM, implemented an appropriate role-based records
management training program that covers recordkeeping responsibilities for all
staff including those with dedicated records management roles, Federal employees,
contractors, senior executives and appointees? (See NARA Bulletin 2017-01: Agency
Records Management Training Requirements)
Yes
No
Please explain your response:
9. Have you, as the SAORM, taken steps to direct and support Records Management
staff in implementing an evaluation or auditing process to ensure records
management directives, policies, procedures, and retention schedules are being
properly implemented?
Yes
No
Please explain your response:
10. Do you need support from NARA to ensure a successful transition to fully
electronic recordkeeping?
Yes
No
Please explain your response:
ADF's Records Manager is
the point person for any
questions that arises
concerning rm
responsibilities.
The SAORM is directly
involved in reviewing all
RM training material that is
disseminated to staff.
NARA's guidelines are
what we/ADF are using to
implement these policies.