Federal Records Management

Memos to Agency Records Officers (AC Memos)

NARA Memos to Agency Records Officers (AC Memos) are general announcements issued via email by the Office of the Chief Records Officer for the United States Government. The content of these memos varies but typically includes information about federal records management policies, guidance, training opportunities, and meetings. Some of the memos are transitory and have limited applicability.

All AC Memos are provided here for reference purposes only; they do not necessarily represent the current NARA records management policy.

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Memos to Agency Records Officers Fiscal Year 2025

 

Number Date Title
AC 13.2025 12/11/2024 2024 Federal Agency Records Management Annual Reporting Questionnaires
AC 12.2025 12/04/2025

December 10, 2024 BRIDG Meeting Reminder

AC 11.2025 12/02/2024 Blog Posts for Federal Records Management in the Presidential Transition
AC 10.2025 11/25/2024 Updates to the Record Control Schedule (RCS) Repository Website
AC 09.2025 11/09/2024 Update to File Formats Guidance for Digital Moving Images, Seismic Data Formats, OCR Technology, PDF Collections
AC 08.2025 10/30/2024 Presidential Transition Letter to Agency Heads
AC 07.2025 10/24/2024 Federal Agency Records Management Annual Report, 2023
AC 06.2025 10/18/2024 Publication of Regulation Updates to 36 CFR 1236 Subpart D
AC 05.2025 10/15/2024 Announcing NARA’s Strategic Framework
AC 04.2025 10/10/2024

Transfer of Publicly Releasable Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) Records

AC 03.2025 10/09/2024 2024 Federal Agency Records Management Reporting Period
AC 02.2025 10/02/2024 October 8, 2024 BRIDG Meeting Reminder
AC 01.2025 10/01/2024 2025 Annual Move of Permanent Records

Memos to Agency Records Officers Fiscal Year 2024

Number Date Title
AC 43.2024 09/30/2024

New Scheduling Guide for Scheduling Records With Intrinsic Value

AC 42.2024 09/12/2024 Joint NARA OPM Bulletin on Official Personnel Folders and Employee Medical Folders
AC 41.2024 09/04/2024 Release of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about Contact Lists Used for Email and Electronic Messaging Communications
AC 40.2024 09/03/2024 Semi-Annual Report of Records Management Oversight Activities
AC 39.2024 08/16/2024 General Records Schedule Transmittal 36 
AC 38.2024 08/08/2024 August BRIDG Meeting Cancellation
AC 37.2024 08/06/2024 Exclusions to Disposing of Source Records Using the General Records Schedule 4.5
AC 36.2024 08/01/2024 Updates to regulations about GAO review of records schedules
AC 35.2024 07/31/2024 Request for Comments on Draft NARA Bulletin for Metadata for Classified Records
AC 34.2024 07/29/2024 Revised General Record Schedule Website
AC 33.2024 07/02/2024 Leadership changes in the Office of the Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government
AC 32.2024 07/01/2024 Continuing the Transition to Electronic Records
AC 31.2024 06/14/2024 General Records Schedule Transmittal 35 and Updates to GRS FAQs
AC 30.2024 06/07/2024 Deleting Draft Records Schedules from ERA 2.0
AC 29.2024 06/05/2024 June 11, 2024 BRIDG Meeting Reminder
AC 28.2024 05/28/2024 New Webpage for Metadata Requirements for Permanent Electronic Records
AC 27.2024 05/23/2024 Instructions for Reviewing Agency Schedules that are Ten Years Old or Older 
AC 26.2024 05/09/2024 Guidance on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Records
AC 25.2024 04/23/2024 Issuance of New Scheduling Guides
AC 24.2024 04/04/2024 April 16, 2024 BRIDG Meeting Reminder
AC 23.2024 04/03/2024 Reminder for Open Office Hours on Friday, April 5, 1:30-2:30
AC 22.2024 03/28/2024 Publication of regulation updates to 1237.28(d) 
AC 21.2024 03/04/2024 ERA 2.0 Scheduling Data Entry Tool
AC 20.2024 03/01/2024 Annual Federal Agency Records Management Reporting Deadline Reminder
AC 19.2024 03/01/2024 Annual Federal Agency Records Management Reporting Deadline Reminder
AC 18.2024 02/21/2024 Open Office Hours on M-23-07, Transition to Electronic Records
AC 17.2024 02/16/2024 Transfer Requests, Direct Offers, and the M-23-07 deadline
AC 16.2024 02/15/2024 Semi-Annual Report of Records Management Oversight Activities
AC 15.2024 02/12/2024 February 21, 2024 BRIDG Meeting Reminder
AC 14.2024 02/09/2024 Federal Records Centers and the M-23-07 deadline
AC 13.2024 02/06/2024 Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena Records
AC 12.2024 01/08/2024 Annual Federal Agency Records Management Reporting Tool Now Open
AC 11.2024 01/08/2024  2023 Senior Agency Official for Records Management Annual Report
AC 10.2024 12/12/2023 2023 Federal Agency Records Management Reporting Templates
AC 09.2024 12/11/2023 Webinar on FAQ about Non-Compliant Permanent Digitized Records
AC 08.2024 12/06/2023 Release of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about Non-Compliant Permanent Digitized Records
AC 07.2024 12/04/2023 Release of Success Criteria for Digitizing Permanent Records
AC 06.2024 12/01/2023 December 12, 2023 BRIDG Meeting Reminder
AC 05.2024 10/17/2023 2023 Federal Agency Records Management Reporting Period
AC 04.2024 10/13/2023 October 17, 2023  BRIDG Meeting Reminder
AC 03.2024 10/12/2023 Release of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about Digitizing Temporary Records
AC 02.2024 10/06/2023 Release of Digitization Quality Management Guide
AC 01.2024 10/04/2023 2024 Annual Move of Permanent Records
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