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US Army Records Management Training
This deck covers key concepts and guidelines from the US Army's Records Management Training Course, including types of records, responsibilities, and procedures.
What are the types of essential records? a. Emergency operating records, legal and financial rights records b. DA PAMS, copies of old presentations c. Shopping receipts, tax forms, cabinet inventories d. Notebooks, calendars, invites
Emergency operating records, legal and financial rights records
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Definition
What are the types of essential records?
a. Emergency operating records, legal and financial rights records
b. DA PAMS, copies of old presentations
c. Shopping receipts, tax forms, cabinet inventories
d. Notebooks, calendars, invites
Emergency operating records, legal and financial rights records
Records are considered lost when the following conditions are true? Check all that apply.
a. The record is considered to have been an official agency records (either temporary or permanent)
b. The record is either removed without authorization, destroyed/deleted, altered, damaged or defaced either inadvertently, accidentally or intentionally
c. The record is not recoverable and cannot be recreated/reconstructed using any reasonable means.
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Program managers of systems and system owners are responsible for ensuring that all records, within their systems throughout the Army, are managed by an approved records schedule.
a. True
b. False
True
What is the lifecycle of a record?
a. Creation/receipt, maintenance and use, disposition
b. Creation/operation, share and copy, shred and scan
c. Receipt, scan, share
d. None of the above
Creation/receipt, maintenance and use, disposition
The Army does not produce permanent records.
a. True
b. False
False
A records freeze includes which of the following? Check all that apply.
a. Ongoing litigation
b. Records schedule updates
c. Investigations and audits
d. System updates and upgrades
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Term | Definition |
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What are the types of essential records?
a. Emergency operating records, legal and financial rights records
b. DA PAMS, copies of old presentations
c. Shopping receipts, tax forms, cabinet inventories
d. Notebooks, calendars, invites | Emergency operating records, legal and financial rights records |
Records are considered lost when the following conditions are true? Check all that apply.
a. The record is considered to have been an official agency records (either temporary or permanent)
b. The record is either removed without authorization, destroyed/deleted, altered, damaged or defaced either inadvertently, accidentally or intentionally
c. The record is not recoverable and cannot be recreated/reconstructed using any reasonable means. | All |
Program managers of systems and system owners are responsible for ensuring that all records, within their systems throughout the Army, are managed by an approved records schedule.
a. True
b. False | True |
What is the lifecycle of a record?
a. Creation/receipt, maintenance and use, disposition
b. Creation/operation, share and copy, shred and scan
c. Receipt, scan, share
d. None of the above | Creation/receipt, maintenance and use, disposition |
The Army does not produce permanent records.
a. True
b. False | False |
A records freeze includes which of the following? Check all that apply.
a. Ongoing litigation
b. Records schedule updates
c. Investigations and audits
d. System updates and upgrades | All |
How am I notified of a records freeze or if a freeze has been lifted?
a. Phone call
b. Notification from Army Records Management Directorate
c. Your command
d. Via email | Notification from Army Records Management Directorate |
Non-records must be identified and filed separately from records and personal papers.
a. True
b. False | True |
How many years of possible imprisonment can you receive for deliberately destroying federal records?
a. 3 years
b. 10 years
c. 25 years
d. None | 3 years |
Which Army policy governs the Army records Management Program?
a. AR 25-55
b. DODI 5015.2
c. AR 25-400-2
d. None of the above | AR 25-400-2 |
Which of the following describes the definition of a record?
a. Chats, text messages, emails, and voicemails
b. Briefing slides and presentations
c. Policy papers
d. Correspondence (such as memorandums)
e. All of the Above | All of the above |
There are consequences for removing or accidentally removing records.
a. True
b. False | True |
Transition plans are required for systems being subsumed or decommissioned.
a. True
b. False | True |
Personal papers include:
a. Family and personal correspondence
b. Personal volunteer and community service information
c. Diaries, notes, and personal calendars that are not prepared, received, or used in the process of transacting agency business
d. All of the Above | All of the above |
Who is responsible for records management?
a. Civilian employees
b. Military personnel
c. Contractors
d. Everyone | Everyone |
Emails sent or received using a personal or non-official account must be copied and forwarded to your official Army email within how many days?
a. 10 days
b. 20 days
c. 5 days
d. 22 days | 20 days |
The Army's file plan is better known as:
a. Office Records List (ORL)
b. Marketing lists
c. Office Inventory
d. None of the above | Office Records List (ORL) |
Permanent records can be destroyed.
a. True
b. False | False |
Which of the following is considered a federal document?
a. Briefings
b. Draft documents
c. Medical appointments
d. Copies of novels | Briefings |
Army is required to submit a formal loss report through Records Management Directorate to ___?
a. DoD
b. NARA
c. OSD
d. HQDA | NARA |