There is a lot of conversation right now in government circles about a set of looming deadlines that are designed to establish a new standard for how information is managed in the federal government. Known by the somewhat arcane code word M-19-21 (marketing never being a strong suit in the federal government), the deadlines are important because 1) they are designed to prod behavior in the direction of digital government; and 2) downstream, the standards established are likely to become defacto standards for state and local government records management.

I’ve been doing a series of guest articles on this topic on the Quality Associates web site, and the ten posts are a good way to catch up on what’s been going on. Check them out.

6 Key Worries SAORMs have about M-19-21 Compliance

What are you doing during Social Distancing Hibernation?

Cloud Smart: Legacy Systems a Key Challenge

Getting Over the Perfect and Embracing the Good

A “BRIDG” to Understanding Capstone

Website Records Often Overlooked in Contemplating M-19-21 Requirements

Isn’t Email Management ALREADY Supposed to be Under Control?

Simple Sounding M-19-21 Digital Records Requirements are Deceptive

Why does M-19-21 Digitization Matter?

Five Reasons M-19-21 Readiness Isn’t Business as Usual

Are President Trump’s Tweets Records?

If this whets your appetite, I’ll be speaking at a Federal Computer Week seminar on Electronic Records Readiness: A Practical Path to M-19-21 Compliance on March 25 at the Hamilton in DC.

You can register HERE. I hope to see you there!