Keywords: Records Life Cycle.svg Records Life Cycle The records life cycle consists of three stages creation or receipt of the record; maintenance and use of the record; and disposition of the record either destruction or transfer to the permanent holdings of the National Archives Conceptually Federal records span the period of time that they are in agency custody The records life cycle concept ensures that agencies consider records management requirements throughout the life of a record and not just at the point of disposition when the record is no longer needed by the agency http //www archives gov/records-mgmt/pdf/rm-profile pdf FEA Records Management Profile Version 1 0 2005-12-15 FEA PD-USGov Administration Information technology management Life cycles |