The following laws and guidelines govern the operation of the Office of the Chief Information Officer and the management and oversight of information technology investments throughout the Department of Education. Additional references and resources can be found at the Federal Chief Information Officer Council website, and also on our Technical Guidance website, which includes Login.gov guidance for external users.
- Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996
- Agency Chief Information Officer
- Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act of 2014 (FITARA)
- E-Government Act
- U.S. Federal Information Policy
- Government Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA)
- Federal Records Act
- Assistive Technology/Sections 504 and 508
- Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI)
- Department of Education Transition to Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)
- Cybersecurity
- Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA)
- Executive Order 13800, Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure
- Bidder's Security Package: Security Requirements for Contractors Doing Business with the Department of Education
- Computer Security Act of 1987
- Government Information Security Reform Act (GISRA)
- Department of Education Vulnerability Disclosure Policy
- OMB circulars, memoranda, and other guidance on IT
- Circular A-11 (PDF), Planning, Budgeting, Acquisition of Capital Assets, Strategic Plans, Performance Plans
- Circular A-76, (PDF), Performance of Commercial Activities (Outsourcing)
- Circular A-94, (PDF), Guidelines and Discount Rates for Benefit-Cost Analysis of Federal Programs
- Circular A-130 (PDF), Management of Federal Information Resources
- National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Executive Guide: Improving Mission Performance Through Strategic Information Management and Technology, General Accounting Office Report AIMD-94-115, May 1, 1994
- Executive Order 13231, "Critical Infrastructure Protection in the Information Age," October 16, 2001
- Executive Order 13228, "Establishing the Office of Homeland Security and the Homeland Security Council," October 8, 2001
- Executive Order 13011, "Federal Information Technology," July 17, 1996
- Additional Legislation and Guidelines that OCIO collaborates with other offices to implement and/or comply with.
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