What are NARAs guidelines regarding the transfer of electronic records?
• What are electronic records? Electronic, or machine-readable, records are records preserved in a format that only a computer can process. The Electronic and Special Media Records Services Division accessions, preserves and provides access to Federal Records that were transferred to NARA by agencies of the Federal government in a machine-readable format. • Hammer Award. Why is that hammer in a case hanging on the wall in the Electronic and Special Media Records Services Division office? In 1996, the Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) and participating agencies were awarded the National Performance Review Hammer Award. Led by Vice President Al Gore, the National Performance Review recognized those federal organizations that contributed to building an efficient government. The Hammer Award is a frame containing a wooden- handled hammer and a handwritten message from the Vice President, “Thanks for helping build a government that works better and costs less.” NARA serves on the FGD
