Access Points for Managing Federal Record Archives
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is a vital resource for federal agencies seeking guidance on records management. Here's a breakdown of the key contacts and emails for various records management topics:
- General questions about agency schedules: Contact your agency's assigned NARA Appraisal Archivist at [email protected].
- Records management reporting and oversight: For information regarding this, email [email protected].
- Questions about records at a Federal Records Center or for sending records: Contact your agency's assigned Federal Records Center Account Manager.
- Transferring permanent records to the National Archives and issues related to accountability: Direct your queries to [email protected].
- Records management guidance related to bulletins, white papers, OMB directives, and other initiatives: Send your questions to [email protected].
- Requesting or commenting on schedules posted to the Federal Register: Send your requests to [email protected].
- Questions about NARA's General Records Schedule: Reach out to [email protected].
- Reporting or alleging unauthorized dispositions: Use the email [email protected] for this purpose.
- Questions about the records control schedules posted online, including missing schedules, technical issues, revisions to 115s: Contact [email protected].
- Questions about the annual move process: Send your inquiries to [email protected].
- Requesting military service records and Requesting civilian personnel records are separate points of contact for requesting personnel records.
- Questions about records management guidance related to digitization, standards, formats, and technical transfer: [email protected] is the designated email for this.
- For questions about NARA's National Records Management Training Program, contact [email protected].
- For press inquiries, contact the media desk.
- For agency records management issues, contact your Federal Agency Records Officer.
For general questions about records management, you can reach out to NARA at [email protected]. It's also worth noting that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Records Management and Data Policy Group can be contacted via email at [email protected] for general data policy guidance. For more technical aspects regarding data edits specifically, you can also contact [email protected].
For federal agencies managing records schedules and transfers, NARA advises contacting agency appraisers or Records Management Officers. Related inquiries on records transfer periods or schedule updates can be handled by contacting the National Archives or the agency’s records officer as indicated on their records management pages.
Additionally, the Society of American Archivists provides a Directory of Archival Consultants, including experts who offer professional consulting services on digitization, records management, archival standards, and related topics. Contacting such consultants might provide tailored guidance as well.
Lastly, for questions about records in the National Archives, you can use the email [email protected] or the web form. For updates regarding agency records officers, use [email protected]. For the ERA Helpdesk, contact [email protected].
- If you have general questions about records management or need guidance on policy-and-legislation related to records, you can contact NARA at [email protected].
- For federal agencies, managing records schedules and transfers, it's advisable to contact agency appraisers or Records Management Officers for specific inquiries on records transfer periods or schedule updates.
