The Federal Bureau of
Investigation today announced the appointment of the
following individuals to key posts in the Records Management
Division:
Marie B. Allen,
Chief, Records Maintenance & Disposition Section,
Records Management Division:
Mrs. Allen served as Director of the Life Cycle Management
Division of NARA, with oversight responsibilities for
records disposition activities throughout the United
States government. Mrs. Allen directed a staff of 50
professional archivists and records managers tasked
with reviewing all records retention schedules submitted
by agencies of the federal government; negotiating necessary
changes to schedules with submitting agencies; conducting
a records management training program including 14 different
types of classes and two annual conferences; conducting
inspections, evaluations and assessments of the records
programs of federal agencies; organizing and administering
a targeted assistance program providing records assistance
to agencies; and investigating allegations of unauthorized
destruction or removal of federal records. Under Mrs.
Allens's direction, the Life Cycle Management Division
reorganized into self-directed teams, eliminated a processing
backlog, reduced the processing time for records schedules,
and doubled the attendance at annual records conferences.
David M. Hardy, Chief, Freedom of Information-Privacy
Acts Section, Records Management Division:
Mr. Hardy served as the Assistant Judge Advocate General
of the Navy for Civil Law. In this role he was Commanding
Officer for the largest command in the Navy JAG Corps
and for the legal analysis and policy development of
all civil law matters within the cognizance of the Navy
Judge Advocate General. These responsibilities included
the processing of numerous FOIPA requests, Navy requests,
Navy FOIPA appeals, and support of Navy FOIPA litigation
in federal courts. Mr. Hardy began his 30 years of naval
service as a surface warfare officer on a frigate. After
graduation from law school and transfer to the judge
Advocate General Corps, he served as a prosecutor and
then in numerous posts of increasing responsibilities.
These included legal advisor to the Commander U.S. Sixth
Fleet, Commander-in-Chief for U.S. Naval Forces Europe,
and the Vice Chief of Naval Operations. He also served
as the Special Assistant for Ocean Law and Policy in
the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
Michael L. Miller,
Chief, Records Review & Dissemination Section, Records
Management Division:
Dr. Miller served as the Director of the Modern Records
Program at the National Archives and Records Administration
(NARA), and as an Adjunct Professor at the University
of Maryland, where he teaches classes on electronic
records and records management. NARA's Modern Records
Program oversees all aspects of records management in
the federal sector, including the development, implementation,
and evaluation of records management requirements followed
by federal agencies. Dr. Miller was responsible for
establishing program direction and goals, monitoring
progress, developing appropriate evaluation and monitoring
systems, resolving policy issues, and representing NARA's
position on all aspect of federal records management.
Dr. Miller's 25 year records management career includes
eight years of experience working in the federal textual
archives at NARA; two years managing archival electronic
records; four years in records scheduling and appraisal,
records management training, and assistance to federal
agencies; six years at the Environmental Protection
Agency where he served as the Agency Records Officer;
and more than five years as a program manager for NARA's
program to lead records management in the federal government.
