AFI 33-322 — Communication and Information Records Management and Information Governance Program
AFI 33-322 is listed as currentCurrent in the AF e-Publishing catalog as of our last index refresh (2026-08-23). Status is mirrored from that catalog, re-checked weekly — every change is logged. Note: its publication date is 2020-03-23 — 6.4 years old — so check for newer interim changes before citing it.
This instruction applies to government contractors who create or maintain Air Force records. The government office of primary responsibility/program manager outsourcing a records management function shall include this instruction and its requirements in the contract statement of work, performance work statement, statement of need, or similar document. Reference the National Archives’ “ Records management Language for Contracts, ” https://www.archives.gov/records - mgmt/policy/records-mgmt-language (T-1). Contractor functions should identify personnel to be trained. When no records professional is assigned or identified, the contractor quality assurance evaluator is responsible for all lifecycle record management and all duties assigned to the records professional.
What changed in this edition
This interim change revises AFI 33-322 by (1) introducing the concept of zero trust, (2) adding the access control of least privilege for records in shared drives and other electronic environments, (3) adding information about records freezes, and (4) updating the Litigation Hold ESI request process. A margin bar (|) indicates newly revised material
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AFI 36-2504 — Officer Promotion, Continuation, and Selective Early Removal in the Reserve of the Air Force Current1 mention
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Changes & supplements to AFI 33-322
AFI 33-322 AFRL Sup — Afrl Records Management And Information Governance Program Current
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