A standard of sufficiently and properly recording actions and/or decisions. Derives from the legal requirement that agency heads 'make and preserve records containing adequate and proper documentation of the organization, functions, policies, decisions,

A standard of sufficiently and properly recording actions and/or decisions. Derives from the legal requirement that agency heads 'make and preserve records containing adequate and proper documentation of the organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, and essential transactions of the agency and designed to furnish the information necessary to protect the legal and financial rights of the Government and of persons directly affected by the agency's activities' (44 USC 3101).