The Department of Energy (DOE) Records Management Program ensures compliance with the Federal Records Act of 1950, as amended, by promoting the management of records throughout their life cycle in an economical, efficient and effective manner.  Implementation of a sound Records Management Program facilitates decision-makers and others having the right information in support of mission accomplishment; and the creation and maintenance of records to protect the rights and interests of the Department and those we serve.

The Records Management Program is also responsible for the Department’s Information Collection Program, and the Information Quality Program.  The Information Collection Program is responsible for implementing the Department’s requirements for the information collection management provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995.  The Information Quality Program acts in accordance with the Office of Management and Budget’s guidelines for ensuring and maximizing the quality, objectivity, utility, and integrity of information disseminated to the public.

WHAT'S NEW? 

• NWM 16 2009 Report on Flexible Schedule Implementation by Federal Agencies (pdf)
• NWM 11 2009 Continuing Study of Federal Agency Recordkeeping Technologies (pdf)  
• NWM 07 2009 RM Communications and FRC Communications to move to GSA-hosted Listserv (pdf)

RECORDS MANAGEMENT TIPS:

• Are you transitioning this year?  If you are a departing employee, you cannot remove Federal records from Government custody, nor can you destroy the records without an approved records disposition schedule.  More RM Tips!

Records Management Guidance

Federal Regulations

Association of Records Managers Administrators (ARMA)

Nuclear Information & Records Management Association (NIRMA)

Centers of Excellence (pdf)