The DOL Records Management Program consists of managerial activities required to ensure the proper management of agency records. This includes records created or received within the Department, the secure storage, maintenance, and accountability of these records, and the proper use and disposition of these records.

Records related to the policies, procedures, and management of agency business records from creation to eventual disposition. Includes records created and maintained while planning, managing, evaluating, administering, and performing the function of agency records management. Activities include:rn- providing oversight of entire records management programrn- transferring, destroying, and retrieving recordsrn- inventorying records and conducting records surveysrn- scheduling recordsrn- providing other records management services to customer units (such as records storage/reference assistance, and technical assistance with files plans and other records management questions)rn- conducting records clean out daysrn- conducting special projects

Records on day-to-day, routine information technology management. Records include:rn- correspondencern- subject files, including briefings, reports, presentations, and studies that do not relate to high-level decision-makingrn- data callsrn- operational and managerial guidance to organizational segments of the agency

Administrative internal control management records. rnRecords related to internal evaluations of accounting and administrative controls, mandated or governed by: OMB Circulars A-123, A-130, and A-76; Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) Standards for Internal Control in the Federal Government (the “Green Book”); and similar requirements or directives. Includes: rn- copies of internal and external directives outlining management control policyrn- management control plans and records of the planning processrn- comprehensive plans documenting agency efforts to comply with OMB Circular A-123 and similar requirementsrn- reports and supporting materials used to document review of program areas for susceptibility to loss or unauthorized use of resources, errors in reports and information, and illegal and unethical actionsrn- feeder reports and compliance statements from agency components contributing to consolidated reports the agency submits to the President/OMB or Congress (see Exclusion 2)rn- records tracking assignments, tasks, and responsibilities rn- related correspondence

Records documenting administration of budget office responsibilities. Includes: rn- correspondence relating to routine administration, internal procedures, and other day-to-day mattersrn- records monitoring expenditures under approved budget allocationsrn- records of financial controls maintenancern- spreadsheets and databases tracking income, expenditures, and trendsrn- work planning documentationrn- cost structure and accounting code listsrn- feeder and statistical reportsrn- related correspondence

Policy documents on administrative functions such as payroll, procurement, facilities, equipment, and human capital. Includes records documenting development.