OMB M-19-21 - Transition to Electronic Records

Scope

OMB and NARA jointly issued M-19-21 to move federal agencies to fully electronic recordkeeping. It drives the Marine Corps shift from paper and shared drives to CROSS and SharePoint Online.

Operative content the portal leans on

• Manage permanent records electronically, with metadata.
• Manage temporary records electronically or store them in commercial or NARA facilities.
• Section 1.1. Manage email electronically. IGMC FAC 5210 item 0402 cites it for the quarterly Capstone reconciliation.

Update

OMB M-23-07, Update to Transition to Electronic Records, dated 23 December 2022, keeps the M-19-21 requirements and moved the target dates to 30 June 2024.

Status

Active as amended by M-23-07. The June 2024 targets have passed. Paper records still held on premises need an approved NAVMC 10030/1 waiver.