U.S. government recognizes RIM as a profession.

PositionRIM - Records and information management

In March, the U.S. government formally recognized records and information management (RIM) as an occupational series for federal employees. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced the final version of the Records Management Occupation Flysheet (O308) and the Qualification Standard, which created a new occupational series of RIM.

This action was mandated by the 2011 Presidential Memorandum on Managing Government Records. In response to the memorandum, NARA and the Office of Management and Budget implemented the Managing Government Records Directive, specifying how the presidential mandate would be met. The directive required OPM to establish a formal records management occupational series that consistently defines records management activities throughout the federal government.

ARMA International supported the directive's call for establishing this occupational series, and when the draft classification was released in December 2013, ARMA submitted comments on what it saw as weaknesses in describing the skills necessary to manage a modern information governance program. The association also asked that the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) be given a greater role in developing the occupational classification. NARA appears to be pleased with the final version.

"We believe this will elevate the roles, responsibilities, and...

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