Records Management Division
The Office of Information Affairs (OIA) Records Management Division is responsible for overseeing proper records and file management within the Department of Agriculture.
The Departmental Records Management Office (DRMO) also:
- Coordinates with each USDA component's Agency Records Officer to enhance and standardize records management best practices; and
- Formulates and oversees the implementation of Department policy and guidance to ensure effective records creation, maintenance and use, and disposition occur in accordance with the Federal Records Act.
- Contacts
- Guidance
- Training (All USDA Personnel*)
- Annual Records Management Training
- Records Management Responsibilities (PDF, 222 KB)
- Records Management Stakeholder Model (PDF, 117 KB)
- Social Media Quick Guide (PDF, 135 KB)
- Text Message Capture Quick Guide (PDF, 175 KB)
- Senior Officials and Political Appointees
Transition Resources
- General Services Administration (GSA) Transition Directory
- Social Media Quick Guide (PDF, 135 KB)
- Text Message Capture Quick Guide (PDF, 175 KB)
Onboarding
- Records Management Onboarding Checklist (PDF, 124 KB)
- Introduction to FOIA and Records Management for Senior Officials (PDF, 1.9 MB)
- Departmental Records Management Entrance Guide for Senior Officials (PDF, 191 KB)
- Records Management Responsibilities (PDF, 222 KB)
- Records Management Guidance for Political Appointees and Senior Officials
- Guidance for Senior Officials and Political Appointees 2024
Offboarding
- Records Management Offboarding Checklist (PDF, 149 KB)
- Records Management Guidance for Political Appointees and Senior Officials
- Guidance for Senior Officials and Political Appointees 2024
- Records Management Responsibilities (PDF, 222 KB)
- Departmental Records Management Exit Procedures Quick Guide (PDF, 186 KB)
- Entry and Exit Clearance Documents (All USDA Personnel*)
- NARA Transition Guidance for Federal Personnel
- Departmental Records Management Entrance Guide for Senior Officials (PDF, 191 KB)
- Departmental Records Management Entrance Guide (PDF, 219 KB)
- Departmental Records Management Exit Procedures Quick Guide (PDF, 186 KB)
Resources
- Records Management Onboarding Checklist (PDF, 124 KB)
- Records Management Offboarding Checklist (PDF, 149 KB)
- Social Media Quick Guide (PDF, 135 KB)
- Text Message Capture Quick Guide (PDF, 175 KB)
- Departmental Regulations
- DR 3080-001 Records Management (PDF, 122 KB)
- DR 3085-001 Vital Records Management Program (PDF, 40.2 KB)
- DR 3090-001 Litigation Retention Policy for Documentary Materials including Electronically Stored Information (PDF, 117 KB)
- DR 3099-001 Records Management Policy for Departing Employees, Contractors, Volunteers and Political Appointees (PDF, 87.4 KB)
- Records Schedules
- Records Management Reports
*USDA Personnel are Employees, Contractors, Students, Volunteers, Interns, Fellows and Political Appointees.
Questions or comments? Contact: USDADepartmentalRecords@usda.gov.