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Compliance: International Standards Around Records Management

By Dick Weisinger

The fiscal crisis has brought along with it cries for reform of a system that many people say is broke. But there is some debate about which system and exactly what it is that is broke.  In any event, reform

Records Management: 5015.2 Certified Open-Source Records Management

By Dick Weisinger

It’s official.  [Well sort of since it hasn’t yet been updated on the DoD JITC site of certified 5015.2 products.] Alfresco’s Open Source ECM solution is now certified for the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) 5015.02 standard.  5015.2 is a

Records Management: Top RM Challenges

By Dick Weisinger

The office of the inspector general has identifed the top 10 challenges that NARA, the National Archive and Records Administration, is facing in 2009. Most of the challenges aren’t unique to NARA but can be applied in a similar way

Records Management: Obstacles in Getting It Right

By Dick Weisinger

Less than 20 percent of records managers have confidence that they would be able to adequately respond to an eDiscovery request.  That’s the finding of a joint survey from Forrester Research and ARMA International.  Most managers felt that their response

Records Management: A new standard unleashed

By Dick Weisinger

5015.2 has been the guiding force behind many records management implementations. While it was released by the DoD, and while many RM products or implementations are never certified to the rigors required by 5015.2, the principles described in that specification