Federal agencies are required to manage their email records in accordance with the Federal Records Act and 36 CFR Chapter XII Sub-chapter B.
With the issuance of the Managing Government Records Directive (M-12-18), Goal 1.2, agencies are required to manage both permanent and temporary email records in an accessible electronic format by December 31, 2016. The issuance of NARA Bulletin 2013-2 established “the Capstone Approach” as an alternative means of managing email, while the transmittal of GRS 6.1 provides disposition authority for the approach. Both issuances provide one way in which Federal agencies can meet the requirements of Goal 1.2 of M-12-18.