NARA faces major challenges in managing the enormous and growing volume of electronic records from the federal government due to constantly changing technology and software/hardware dependencies. NARA has responded by developing the Electronic Records Archives (ERA) vision for a system that can preserve and provide access to any type of electronic record independently of specific hardware or software. However, more progress is still needed in practical experience and addressing dependencies. NARA is partnering with research organizations and leveraging other projects to advance its empirical research on scalable, infrastructure-independent repositories and the long-term preservation of electronic records.