16.00, Designation Order No. 00-16.00 to Senior Agency Official for Records Management Program Reporting

Department of Energy Washington, DC 20585 December 16, 2011 MEMORANDUM FOR THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FROM: MICHAEL w. LOCATIS, Ill ·' M l,:I;;l:.~ CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER OFFICE OF THE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER EXEC-2011-012553 SUBJECT: ACTION: Designation of Senior Agency Official for Records Management Program Reporting ISSUE: Presidential Memorandum, Managing Government Records, signed November 28, 2011, directed agencies to designate in writing to the Archivist of the United States a senior agency official by December 28th, 2011. This senior official is to supervise and review an agency report on the agency records management program due by March 28th, 2012. DISCUSSION: The DOE records management program is located within the Office of the Chief Information Officer. The Chief Information Officer (CIO) has established records management policy and governance to address legislative records management requirements, and is currently working to revitalize the program to address evolving requirements. RECOMMENDATION: The DOE records management program falls under the purview of the CIO. Therefore, it is recommended that the CIO be designated the senior agency official for reporting on DOE records management. A Deputy Secretary memorandum for the Archivist of the United States with the required designation is attached. APPROVED: ~ DISAPPROVED: DATE: DEC 2 0 :<m Attachment * Printed with soy ink on recycled paper