The Army National Guard - Data Management Internationale

Digital Wins: Cut retrieval time and reclaim office space.
Scanning 101: DPI, color vs B&W, and dual-stream best practices.
Smart Workflows: In-house vs outsourcing, plus hybrid strategies.
Quality & Compliance: File formats, OCR accuracy, security checklists.
ROI Playbook: Hidden paper costs and money-saving prep tricks.

The Army National Guard completed a conversion of 3 million images of Personnel Files, Payroll Records, General Awards, Orders and Unit Orders. There was a combination of Paper, Microfilm and Microfiche records. Images of the original documents were converted into Adobe PDF format and are available through full-text search.