DHS to improve records management.

• Position: GOVERNMENT RECORDS - Department of Homeland Security - Brief article

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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said it will implement a new department-wide electronic records management system to help it better store, retrieve, and archive electronic documents.

DHS officials told FCW.com that a pilot program will begin in 2010 and will allow more efficient records management and enhanced searchabililty. The new system will allow employees to store records from their desktop PCs and to delete them according to record schedules.

Currently, DHS does not have a department-wide system that enables its staff to search and archive electronic records.

"Under the enterprise records management system, what we are looking for is a solution to allow us to better archive and then retrieve as appropriate, for accountability...