Why ERA is Good for Agencies
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ERA Saves Time
- Reduces paperwork
- Easily accessible from your desktop computer
- Fill out records transfer and retention schedule forms online
- Select responses from handy drop-down pick-lists
- Expedites transactions
- Submit forms right from your computer
- ERA remembers you and your agency profile
- Approvals given online
- Organizes your records better
- Actionable transfer instructions tell you when to transfer records to NARA
- Save your work electronically for use later
ERA Saves Records
- Secure transactions
- Send encrypted electronic records safely and securely over the internet
- User-based roles ensure that only authorized personnel have access to your records
- Organized packaging
- Standalone or network-connected software application aggregates your electronic records in a secure hierarchical package
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