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Records Storage and Accessibility. John Montgomery Team Lead, Archives and Information Management U.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management November 17, 2010. Office of Legacy Management (LM). Established in 2003
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Records Storageand Accessibility John MontgomeryTeam Lead, Archives and Information ManagementU.S. Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management November 17, 2010
Office of Legacy Management (LM) • Established in 2003 • Mission: to manage responsibilities at former nuclear weapons facilities and ensure the future protection of human health and the environment • LM manages land, structures, facilities, and records
Major Goal: Managing Records and Information • Preserve, protect, and share records and information • Managing: • More than 95,000 cubic feet of physical records • 30 terabytes of electronic data
Federal Record Requirements • Title 44 United States Code Chapter 31, “Records Management by Federal Agencies” • By law, federal agencies must: • Document missions, functions, policies, procedures, decisions, and transactions • Preserve historically valuable records
Books Paper documents Letters Memos Engineering drawings Reports Maps Photographs Graphics Videos Sound recordings Machine-readable materials Electronic files Types of Federal Records
LM Business Center (continued) • Located in Morgantown, West Virginia • Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Gold Certification
LM Records Storage • Approved by the National Archives and Records Administration for storage of federal records
LM Records Storage • Capacity for 155,000 cubic feet of records storage • Storing records from former nuclear weapons facilities
Special Records Media Storage • Cold storage • X-rays, film, etc. • Environmental controls • 40° Fahrenheit • 30 percent relative humidity
Managing Information Requests • Electronic recordkeeping system • Efficient records search and retrieval • High-speed reproduction and scanning • Qualified records managers
Records Requests • Over 7,000 records requests fulfilled over the last 4 years • Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) • Privacy Act • Energy Employee Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act (EEOICPA) • Other records requests
Information Technology Data Center • Managing more than 13 terabytes of data • Migrate electronic data from former nuclear weapons sites • Qualified information technology staff
Information Technology Data Center • IT Help Desk • Centralized information technology support for LM sites across the country • LM network and servers
Summary • LM is committed to preserving and protecting federal records and information • LM is using a state-of-the-art facility and equipment to manage records • LM has a dedicated records management and information technology workforce