Electronic Records Work Group
This page provides information about the Electronic Records Work Group (ERWG) report to the Archivist of the United States, NARA's actions in response to the report recommendations, and the status of the GRS 20 lawsuit (Public Citizen et al. v. John Carlin et al.).
The page was reformatted on November 23, 1998, March 25, 1999, and March 7, 2000, to make it easier to find current information, but all earlier documents relating to the ERWG and its report are still available from Background Information.
RELATED INFORMATION
- Statement on the Supreme Court's
Response to the GRS 20 Case - March 6, 2000
- Supreme Court Denies Certiorari - March 6, 2000
- NARA Bulletin 2000-02, Disposition of electronic copies; suspension of NARA Bulletin 99-04, December 27, 1999
- Press Releases - December 28, 1999
Information for Federal Agencies
- NARA Bulletin 2000-02, Disposition of electronic copies; suspension of NARA Bulletin 99-04, December 27, 1999
- NARA Bulletin 99-05, Disposition of electronic records (NARA Bulletin 98-02)
- NARA Bulletin 99-04, Scheduling electronic copies of program records and administrative records not covered by the General Records Schedules (GRS), March 25, 1999 (Suspended by Bulletin 2000-02)
- Standard Form 115 (SF-115) - You may request an electronic version of the SF 115 from
records.mgt@nara.gov. Please specify whether you want WordPerfect 6.0 or MS Word 6 versions.
- GRS Transmittal No. 8 - December 21, 1998
Information Relating to GRS 20 Court Case
- Public Citizen v. Carlin
- Supreme Court Denies Certiorari - March 6, 2000
- U.S. Court of Appeals Opinion - August 6, 1999
- U.S. District Court Memorandum Opinion and Order - Filed September 29, 1998
- Federal Register Notice - April 17, 1998
- U.S. District
Court Memorandum Opinion and Order - April 9, 1998
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Opinion- Filed October
22, 1997
- Court of Appeals Filings
- U.S. Court of Appeals Opinion - August 6, 1999
- Reply Brief for Appellants - Filed August 28, 1998
- Brief for Appellants - Filed July 8, 1998
- Notice of Appeal to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit- Filed December 19, 1997
- Supreme Court Denies Certiorari - March 6, 2000
- Supreme Court Filings
- Brief for Respondents- Filed February 4, 2000
ERWG Final Report & Archivist's Statement
The Electronic Records Work Group presented its final report to the Archivist of the United States on September 14, 1998. The Archivist issued his statement on the report on September 21, 1998.
- The Archivist's
Statement on the GRS-20 Report
NARA Press Releases- Press Release - March 6, 2000
- Press Release - December 28, 1999
- Press Release - March 25, 1999
- Press Release - December 23, 1998
- Press Release - September 30, 1998
- Press Release - September
21, 1998
- Press Release - March 6, 2000
