AC 22.2014

April 17, 2014

MEMORANDUM TO FEDERAL AGENCY CONTACTS: Additional Resources Posted: Capstone, A New Approach to Managing Email Records

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is pleased to announce that additional resources related to Capstone, A New Approach to Managing Email Records, are now available.

Resources added to NARA’s email management page include:

• Managers’ Briefing: a short recording by Chief Records Officer, Paul Wester, focused on what managers need to know about Capstone.
  
  
• Legal Briefing: a short recording by Hannah Bergman, Assistant General Counsel, focused on what agency legal staff need to know about Capstone.
  
  
• Technical Functionality to Support Capstone: Planning Checklist: a checklist to assist agencies in determining if their existing or planned technology has the functionality to support a Capstone approach.
  
  
• A recording of NARA’s March 2014 presentation Capstone Email Management Implementation: Technical Perspective, which includes discussion on the more technical side of NARA’s Capstone approach implementation.
  
  
• Documents related to NARA’s implementation of Capstone: Sample Statement of Work;   Sample Capstone Policy Guidance;   Sample Agency Issued FAQ on Email Management;   Sample User Guide for Managing Email;   Sample Email Management Configuration; and    Sample Quick Guide: Email Setup and Configuration.
  
  

If you have specific questions about Capstone, please contact your Agency Records Officer or NARA Appraisal Archivist.

PAUL M. WESTER, JR.
Chief Records Officer
for the U.S. Government