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National Archives and Records Administration Procedures Relating to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Pursuant to guidance received from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the National Archives and Records Administration issued the following policies and procedures in its effort to accommodate our workforce, continue its mission-critical work, and to adhere to recommended safety measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Beginning on March 3, 2020 - present, we have released the following communication to our workforce, this includes NARA Notices, Fact Sheets, and Social Distancing procedures found below. 

NARA Notices:

NARA Notice 2021-020 Updated Procedures Response Covid-19 October 29, 2020

NARA Notice 2020-178 Temporary Payroll September 14, 2020

NARA Notice 2020-176 New Workforce September 11, 2020

NARA Notice 2020-164 COVID-19 August 24, 2020

NARA Notice 2020-139 TSP FSA Changes Due to COVID-19 June 30, 2020

NARA Notice 2020-133 Health Screening June 19, 2020

NARA Notice 2020-129 Performance Management During COVID-19 June 18, 2020

NARA Notice 2020-124 New Procedures Respond to COVID-19 June 5, 2020

NARA Notice 2020-123 Family First Coronavirus Response Act June 4, 2020

NARA Notice 2020-068 Monitoring Coronavirus and Keeping our Workplace Safe

NARA Notice 2020-080 Implementing OMB Telework Guidance to Respond to COVID-19

NARA Notice 2020-089 Additional Workforce Flexibilities to Respond to COVID-19

NARA Notice 2020-104 Guidelines for Eventual Reopening

NARA Notice 2020-106 Changes to Exit Clearance Procedures

NARA Notice 2020-109 Hiring Guidance to Respond to COVID-19

NARA Notice 2020-124 New Procedures to Respond to COVID-19

NARA Notice 2020-132 NARA Phased Reopening Plan

NARA Notice 2020-133 Health Screening Procedures to Respond to COVID-19

NARA Notice 2020-134 Phase 1 Reopening of Select Facilities

NARA Notice 2020-173 Updated Phased Reopening Plan

 

NARA Fact Sheets:

Fact Sheet 1, Version 3:  Leave and Workplace Flexibilities

Fact Sheet 2, Version 3:  Visitors to NARA Research Rooms, Museums and Public Spaces

Fact Sheet 3, Version 2:  How to Sanitize Work Surfaces and Use Hand Sanitizer

Fact Sheet 4: Procedures for Closing NARA Research Room,  Museum or Facility

Fact Sheet 4: Version 2 Covid-19 Regression Procedures October 28, 2020

Fact Sheet 5:  Telework Ready IT Resources

Fact Sheet 6: Exit Clearance Procedures During COVID-19 Response

Fact Sheet 7, Version 2:  Hiring Guidance During COVID-19 Response

Fact Sheet 8,  Version 3:  Contact Tracing Procedure

Fact Sheet 8, Version 4: Covid-19 Contact Tracing October 28, 2020

Fact Sheet 9:  Health Screening for NARA Employees and Contractors

Fact Sheet 10: Laptop Deployment October 28, 2020

 

NARA Social Distancing Procedures:

Phase 1 Social Distancing Procedures

Social Distancing Procedures for Disposition

Social Distancing Procedures for Records Move Activities

Social Distancing Procedures for Shelving New Transfers

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