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So, what are you keeping in your file cabinet?

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I’m talking about those metal boxes with drawers — you know, the things you don’t need now that your company moved to FDD.

I opened up the file cabinet in my cubicle yesterday and found a pair of high heels that I ambitiously wore to work once and ditched after an hour. That’s it.

Why? Because nobody at Feith uses metal file cabinets to hold documents.

That’s my theory anyway, and I’ve been asking around.

  • In Richard’s cabinet—a few Tupperware containers that he’s been meaning to take home all week.
  • Gregory keeps action figures and snacks, because emergency could strike at any moment.
  • Josh keeps a set of spare clothes for after a jog, or in case riding his motorcycle proves messy.
  • Patrick told me he has “a pet monkey on a bicycle playing the tuba.” Maybe his German accent is having an effect here, but I’m pretty sure he’s serious.
  • Finally, when I asked Gwyn she looked around her cubicle and said, “Wait, I have a file cabinet?”

I rest my case.

Here’s what I want to know: 
What are you using your file cabinet for, now that you don’t need it?

Send in the Drones!

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Send in the Drones!

Another beautiful Friday afternoon here at Feith Systems and Software, and what better way to celebrate than by taking the old UAV for a spin?

Austin, one of our Solutions Architects, has been telling us about his drones for a few months now (although he insists they’re more accurately described as quadcopters).

We couldn’t wait to see them.

Hamming it up with a drone.

So, while the weather was clear, the wind was low, and all of the executives were tied up in meetings, a few of us managed to sneak outside to see them.

“Guys, pretend I’m flying it with my mind!” says Mingjie Zhu, Support Engineer.

Austin attached a camera to the drone to transmit video to the goggles pictured above, so you can truly get a ‘birds eye view’. It can take some getting used to, especially when Austin sends it into a nose dive.

Taking a spin out front of the Feith offices in Fort Washington, PA.

That was fun, but it looks like it’s getting a little cloudy on the horizon. Better pack it up.

Until next time, friends.

PS: If you’re coming to the annual conference this year, don’t forget to keep a look out for Austin and his drones. Rumor has it he will be flying them on the beach at FACT/2015 in Atlantic City, NJ.

Feith Records Management Alert

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In November 2011, President Obama released the Presidential Memorandum for Managing Government Records, a mandate to reform Records Management processes across all Executive Departments. Plans for compliance were then submitted to the National Archives & Records Administration by each Federal Agency, and on August 24, 2012, NARA and the Office of Management and Budget completed followed by issuing its Managing Government Records Directive, on how all Federal Agencies will be required to reform and improve their Records Management policies and practices, and laying out a multi-year timeline.

Those are the facts. Now, what do you do about it?

Now, you turn to Feith Systems, an established leader in Records Management solutions for the Federal Government, and your resource for information and assistance. Let us show you how to maximize your Records Management productivity, leverage automation, shift the culture in your organization without sending a shock to your users, satisfy the directive, and reform your Records Management processes – even if you are not a Federal Agency, or even not in the Public sector – all while staying within budget.

Feith is perfectly positioned to assist you in improving your Records Management, whether you’re mandated to by the Directive or just mandated to by budget constraints. Our track record of optimizing the archiving and management of all records, including classified records, is second to none. Agencies across Washington already utilize Feith’s DoD 5015.2 V3 STD-conformant Records Management application. We can help you set a plan which allows you to reduce redundant efforts, minimize costs, and operate more efficiently. Feith offers the flexibility of both at-agency local storage and the ability to run in the cloud for managing all your records from paper, computer files, and email. And even if you’re not DoD regulated, it sure is nice to know your Records Management platform is.

Now is the time to turn to an expert. Contact us at 215-646-8000 or sales-team@feith.com to find out how Feith can help your agency swiftly and seamlessly join the President’s Records Management digital future.

Records Management Webinar Series

Feith Systems presents a series of free Records Management webinars that began after the President first issued the RM Reform Memorandum. This series covers topics from all angles of improving and reforming Records Management within your Agency or organization. In these webinars, Tom Edwards, LTC, USA (Ret), MBA, CLU, ChFC, Feith Federal Regional Manager, and the Feith Records Management Team outline, interpret, and simplify the President’s Memorandum, and discuss what it means for you and your agency – and what it means for your organization even if you are not in the Government space – and what you need to do to satisfy the Reform Directive. We have begun to show you how to begin to implement your plan once you have a layout in place, and how to do so through culture change and without disrupting your users.

The following is a selection of previous topics from the Feith Records Management Webinar Series. If you have interest in viewing materials or recordings from any of the sessions, please email us at webinar@feith.com.

  • How To Eat the Records Management Elephant:
    Implementing RMA with the Phased Approach
  • Managing Your Emails as Records with the Right Automation
  • Why Your Records Management System Fails You
  • BPM Solutions: Business Process Management, Records Management, and Task Management
  • Simple & Secure Records Management Solutions for Higher Education
  • Records Management without Culture Shock: How To Improve & Automate Your RMA without Disrupting Your Users
  • Heeding The Call for Records Management Reform: How The President’s Initiative Will Change How We Manage Records
  • Shifting the Records Management Culture in Your Organization: An RM Reform Survival Guide
  • Leveraging Automation for Records Management

Have questions about the Managing Government Records Directive? Want to know how someone can help you not only satisfy the mandate, but increase productivity and maximize efficiency with next-generation Records Management solutions, as well as help you change the culture inside your organization to ease reform? Contact Feith.

Engineering’s Brewing Day

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At Feith we strive to live by the Work Hard, Play Hard philosophy. That’s why no one at Feith was surprised when a handful of us took a few hours Friday afternoon to create our own Feith-branded craft beer.

Our lead graphic designer, Jessica Cohen, was in attendance.

She was kind enough to take some envy-inducing pictures and even copied down the recipe so we could enjoy the experience.

How does one home brew their own Feith Beer?

First, you want to start by growing your own hops– preferably at your place of employment à la Senior Software Engineer, Tom McLean.

Tom is the master of this operation, and he swears by preparing the beer in an 8-gallon turkey fryer.

It took the water about an hour to get to the optimal temperature (about 165 degrees Fahrenheit).

Then Tom turned off the heat, and steeped a bag of roasted grains for half an hour before removing them. After the grains are removed, the concoction is brought back to a boil and malt extract is added.

Next came the first .25 oz of hops. The pot was left to boil for another 30 minutes, after which .25 oz more of hops were added.

This process was repeated twice more.
Once the boiling process was finished, the copper coil was placed in the pot and cold water was run through it to cool down the contents.

Once the liquid was cooled enough, the yeast was added and the liquid was transferred to the fermenting jar.

And there it sat for several months. Feith beer was debuted last week at our end-of-summer picnic. Tom tapped the keg and everyone was welcome to sample.

The general consensus? We didn’t make enough!

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Press Release: Feith Systems President Don Feith’s Message on the Managing Government Records Directive

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Message from President Don Feith on the NARA/OMB Directive on Managing Government Records

FORT WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA, August 30, 2012 — Last week, NARA and the OMB released the “Managing Government Records Directive”, as ordered by President Obama in November’s Presidential Memorandum for Managing Government Records. This Directive, for Heads of Executive Departments & Agencies, aims to reform Records Management across all agencies, introducing electronic archiving and management, automation, and cloud storage wherever possible. Among several goals this Directive aims to achieve are to help agencies minimize costs, operate more efficiently, keep better track of key records information, maximize records security, improve the environment by reducing paper waste, and create jobs.

“Records are the foundation of open government, supporting the principles of transparency, participation, and collaboration. Well-managed records can be used to assess the impact of programs, to improve business processes, and to share knowledge across the Government. Records protect the rights and interests of people, and hold officials accountable for their actions. Permanent records document our nation’s history,” states the Directive, a declaration with which we agree.

The Directive sets forth a series of deadlines starting as soon as this November, with full compliance before the end of the decade. By November 15, 2012, each agency must name its Senior Agency Official who will oversee his or her agency’s compliance with the Directive. By December 31, 2019, all permanent electronic records in Federal agencies must be managed electronically. In between are numerous deadlines marking each step of the process.

That’s where Feith Systems comes in. Feith’s RMA iQ DoD 5015.2 secure Records Management offers agencies the flexibility to electronically and more productively store and manage all relevant records, including secure and classified. This includes scanned and OCR’d (Optical Character Recognition) paper documents – so agencies can transition from paper-based records management to electronic records management as directed – and electronic documents including computer files from local or network drives and email from mail servers, Microsoft Outlook®, or Gmail. Additionally, Feith is able to aid Agencies in streamlining the process with Analyze iQ, next-generation auto-categorization that will make automated decisions in accordance with the rules of your organization, concerning structured or unstructured data such as emails or documents on your file-share.

Feith can also help agencies satisfy the Directive’s requirements with solutions that offer at-agency local storage or the ability to run in the cloud with auto-backups across the country. And Feith has long been a leader in the cloud revolution, having run cloud and ASP solutions for records management for well over a decade.

While the task of preparing to overhaul the Government’s Records Management landscape may seem daunting, an experienced company like Feith is positioned perfectly to assist you with satisfying and complying with the mandate. Feith’s track record of optimizing the archiving and management of secure and classified digital records is extensive, with several of the most advanced agencies already utilizing Feith’s DoD 5015.2 V3-conformant Records Management application solution. DoD 5015.2 is the main standard of the Federal Government, a distinct certification considered the benchmark for organizations that manage classified documents, which includes the latest accreditation for the Privacy Act and e-FOIA (Freedom of Information Act).

For agencies across the board, the clock is already ticking. To find out how to swiftly and seamlessly join the President’s Records Management digital future, please contact Feith Systems at (215) 646-8000 and more-info@feith.com.

Don Feith
President and CEO
Feith Systems and Software, Inc.

For information:

Web: https://www.feith.com
Contact:  more-info@feith.com
Phone: 215-646-8000

About Feith:

Feith Systems and Software, Inc., founded in 1979, offers complete, integrated electronic ECM solutions. Feith’s comprehensive BridgeLogiQ suite delivers the most versatile, user-friendly business process management functionality in one integrated solution. With simple, functional, and manageable solutions including the Workflow iQ Business Process center, RMA iQ’s 5015.2 certified-secure Records Management application, Forms iQ Web Form design and implementation tools, the FDD Document Management database, and more, Feith supplies the BridgeLogiQ user full functionality and scalability.

Press Release: Feith Offers Assistance for the Presidential Memorandum on Managing Government Records

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Press Release: Feith Offers Assistance for the Presidential Memorandum on Managing Government Records

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Feith Systems to Assist Federal Agencies in Complying With the Presidential Directive on Government Records Management Reform

FORT WASHINGTON, Pa., Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — On November 28, 2011, President Barack Obama issued the Presidential Memorandum for Managing Government Records. This order aims to reform Records Management across all Federal Government Executive agencies. By March 27, 2012, each agency head is required to submit a report to the OMB that describes the agency’s plans for improving its records management program based on the directive.

To assist agencies in satisfying and complying with the directive, Feith Systems & Software Inc., of Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, is offering new initiatives aimed at helping agencies minimize costs, reduce spending, operate more efficiently, maximize records security, decrease paper waste, and keep better track of key records information, as outlined in the Memorandum.

The initiative begins with education about Feith’s “RMA iQ” secure Records Management application, part of the “BridgeLogiQ” BPM Suite, which offers agencies the flexibility to more productively store and manage all relevant records, including secure and classified. This includes scanned and OCR’d (Optical Character Recognition) paper documents – so agencies can transition from paper-based records management to electronic records management as directed in the memo – and electronic documents including computer files from local or network drives and email from mail servers or Microsoft Outlook®.

Secondly, “RMA iQ” moves to help agencies with solutions that offer both at-agency local storage, or – as highlighted in the directive – by deploying cloud-based solutions. Feith has long been a leader in the cloud revolution, having run cloud and ASP (Application Service Provider) solutions for records management for over a decade.

An additional component is Records Security. DoD 5015.2 V3 certification is the main standard of the Federal Government, a distinct achievement considered the benchmark for organizations that manage classified documents, which includes the latest accreditation for the Privacy Act and e-FOIA (Freedom of Information Act). Several agencies currently utilize Feith’s DoD 5015.2 V3-certified “RMA iQ” Records Management solution.

In addition to education about software solutions, Feith is also offering a series of free webinars which aim to answer questions about the directive, its goals, and how agencies can satisfy the mandate before the March 27 deadline. These webinars feature renowned Records Management Expert Tom Edwards. Sessions of this webinar will be offered throughout the first quarter of 2012. Feith also offers semi-monthly webinars on a variety of pertinent industry topics, as well as quarterly BPM and Workflow seminars at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill in Washington DC. Schedules can be found at https://www.feith.com/events.

For information:

Web: https://www.feith.com
Contact:  more-info@feith.com
Phone: 215-646-8000

About Feith:

Feith Systems and Software, Inc., founded in 1979, offers complete, integrated electronic ECM solutions. Feith’s comprehensive BridgeLogiQ suite delivers the most versatile, user-friendly business process management functionality in one integrated solution. With simple, functional, and manageable solutions including the Workflow iQ Business Process center, RMA iQ’s 5015.2 certified-secure Records Management application, Forms iQ Web Form design and implementation tools, the FDD Document Management database, and more, Feith supplies the BridgeLogiQ user full functionality and scalability.

Press Release: Feith to Assist Agencies in Satisfying the Managing Government Records Directive

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Press Release: Feith Offers Assistance for the Presidential Memorandum on Managing Government Records

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FORT WASHINGTON, PA – September 7, 2012 – On August 24, 2012, the National Archives & Records Administration (NARA) and the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB), issued the “Managing Government Records Directive“, ordered by President Obama in last November’s Presidential Memorandum. This Directive outlines the process to reform Records Management across all Federal Government Executive agencies, with a series of progress deadlines beginning November 2012, towards a goal of full compliance before the end of the decade.

Feith Systems & Software Inc., of Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, is announcing a plan to assist all Agencies in satisfying the challenges of the Directive with its RMA iQ 5015.2 Records Management application. RMA iQ stores and manages all relevant records, including electronic documents such as files from local or network drives, email, and Microsoft SharePoint®, as well as scanned and OCR’d (Optical Character Recognition) paper documents. With RMA iQ, agencies can capture, categorize, review, create disposition schedules, and transfer records to NARA, including all metadata and attachments.

With Executive Agency email volume in the millions of emails per day, one of the Directive’s key assessments is current procedures are just not suitable for this magnitude of email records management. Feith is already well-established as a solutions leader in helping manage emails – such as from mail servers, Microsoft Outlook®, and Google Gmail™ – as records through automation, with installations at some of the most advanced Federal Agencies. Additionally, Analyze iQ, Feith’s next generation auto-categorization and classification tool, will automate decisions from email or existing file-share according to the agency’s General Record Schedule (GRS) as applied to the file plan.

Feith can also offer both in-house local storage, or cloud-based solutionsas encouraged by the Directive. Feith has long been a leader in the cloud revolution, having run cloud and ASP (Application Service Provider) solutions for over a decade.

RMA iQ is certified DoD 5015.02, the main standard of the Federal Government, considered the benchmark for organizations that manage classified documents. This also includes accreditation for the Privacy Act, e-FOIA (Freedom of Information Act), and top secret object management. Some of the most advanced Federal agencies already utilize Feith’s RMA iQ solution.

Feith offers free webinars which discuss Records Management issues, including how agencies can satisfy the Directive and meet its deadlines. The webinars can be registered for at https://www.feith.com/rmu/.

For more information, please contact Feith Systems at (215) 646-8000 or more-info@feith.com.

About Feith:

Feith Systems and Software, Inc., founded in 1979, offers complete, integrated content management solutions. Feith’s comprehensive BridgeLogiQ suite delivers the most versatile, user-friendly Business Process Management functionality in one integrated solution. With simple, functional, and manageable solutions including Workflow iQ, Forms iQ web forms, and RMA iQ 5015.2 certified-secure Records Management, Feith supplies the BridgeLogiQ user full functionality and scalability.

Contact:

Don Feith, President
Feith Systems and Software, Inc.
215-646-8000
more-info@feith.com
https://www.feith.com