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dated July 17, 1996. The official copy of the Executive Order
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EXECUTIVE
ORDER 13011 OF JULY 16, 1996
FEDERAL
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
A Government
that works better and costs less requires efficient and effective
information systems. The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
the Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996 provide
the opportunity to improve significantly the way the Federal
Government acquires and manages information technology. Agencies
now have the clear authority and responsibility to make measurable
improvements in mission performance and service delivery to
the public through the strategic application of information
technology. A coordinated approach that builds on existing
structures and successful practices is needed to provide maximum
benefit across the Federal Government from this technology.
Accordingly,
by the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution
and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby
ordered as follows:
Section
1. Policy. It shall be the policy of the United States
Government that executive agencies shall:
(a) significantly
improve the management of their information systems, including
the acquisition of information technology, by implementing
the relevant provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (Public Law 104-13), the Information Technology Management
Reform Act of 1996 (Division E of Public Law 104-106) ("Information
Technology Act"), and the Government Performance and
Results Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-62);
(b) refocus
information technology management to support directly their
strategic missions, implement an investment review process
that drives budget formulation and execution for information
systems, and rethink and restructure the way they perform
their functions before investing in information technology
to support that work;
(c) establish
clear accountability for information resources management
activities by creating agency Chief Information Officers (CIOs)
with the visibility and management responsibilities necessary
to advise the agency head on the design, development, and
implementation of those information systems. These responsibilities
include: (1) participating in the investment review process
for information systems; (2) monitoring and evaluating the
performance of those information systems on the basis of applicable
performance measures; and, (3) as necessary, advising the
agency head to modify or terminate those systems;
(d) cooperate
in the use of information technology to improve the productivity
of Federal programs and to promote a coordinated, interoperable,
secure, and shared Governmentwide infrastructure that is provided
and supported by a diversity of private sector suppliers and
a well-trained corps of information technology professionals;
and
(e) establish
an interagency support structure that builds on existing successful
interagency efforts and shall provide expertise and advice
to agencies; expand the skill and career development opportunities
of information technology professionals; improve the management
and use of information technology within and among agencies
by developing information technology procedures and standards
and by identifying and sharing experiences, ideas, and promising
practices; and provide innovative, multi-disciplinary, project-specific
support to agencies to enhance interoperability, minimize
unnecessary duplication of effort, and capitalize on agency
successes.
Sec.
2. Responsibilities of Agency Heads. The head of
each executive agency shall:
(a) effectively
use information technology to improve mission performance
and service to the public;
(b) strengthen
the quality of decisions about the employment of information
resources to meet mission needs through integrated analysis,
planning, budgeting, and evaluation processes, including:
(1) determining,
before making investments in new information systems, whether
the Government should be performing the function, if the private
sector or another agency should support the function, and
if the function needs to be or has been appropriately redesigned
to improve its efficiency;
(2) establishing
mission-based performance measures for information systems
investments, aligned with agency performance plans prepared
pursuant to the Government Performance and Results Act of
1993 (Public Law 103-62);
(3) establishing
agency-wide and project-level management structures and processes
responsible and accountable for managing, selecting, controlling,
and evaluating investments in information systems, with authority
for terminating information systems when appropriate;
(4) supporting
appropriate training of personnel; and
(5) seeking
the advice of, participating in, and supporting the interagency
support structure set forth in this order;
(c) select
CIOs with the experience and skills necessary to accomplish
the duties set out in law and policy, including this order,
and involve the CIO at the highest level of the agency in
the processes and decisions set out in this section;
(d) ensure
that the information security policies, procedures, and practices
of the executive agency are adequate;
(e) where
appropriate, and in accordance with the Federal Acquisition
Regulation and guidance to be issued by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB), structure major information systems investments
into manageable projects as narrow in scope and brief in duration
as practicable, consistent with the Information Technology
Act, to reduce risk, promote flexibility and interoperability,
increase accountability, and better correlate mission need
with current technology and market conditions; and
(f) to
the extent permitted by law, enter into a contract that provides
for multiagency acquisitions of information technology as
an executive agent for the Government, if and in the manner
that the Director of OMB considers it advantageous to do so.
Sec.
3. Chief Information Officers Council. (a) Purpose
and Functions. A Chief Information Officers Council
("CIO Council") is established as the principal
interagency forum to improve agency practices on such matters
as the design, modernization, use, sharing, and performance
of agency information resources. The Council shall:
(1) develop
recommendations for overall Federal information technology
management policy, procedures, and standards;
(2) share
experiences, ideas, and promising practices, including work
process redesign and the development of performance measures,
to improve the management of information resources;
(3) identify
opportunities, make recommendations for, and sponsor cooperation
in using information resources;
(4) assess
and address the hiring, training, classification, and professional
development needs of the Federal Government with respect to
information resources management;
(5) make
recommendations and provided advice to appropriate executive
agencies and organizations, including advice to OMB on the
Governmentwide strategic plan required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995; and
(6) seek
the views of the Chief Financial Officers Council, Government
Information Technology Services Board, Information Technology
Resources Board, Federal Procurement Council, industry, academia,
and State and local governments on matters of concern to the
Council as appropriate.
(b) Membership. The CIO Council shall be composed of the CIOs and
Deputy CIOs of the following executive agencies plus two representatives
from other agencies:
- Department
of State;
- Department
of the Treasury;
- Department
of Defense;
- Department
of Justice;
- Department
of the Interior;
- Department
of Agriculture;
- Department
of Commerce;
- Department
of Labor;
- Department
of Health and Human Services;
- Department
of Housing and Urban Development;
- Department
of Transportation;
- Department
of Energy;
- Department
of Education;
- Department
of Veterans Affairs;
- Environmental
Protection Agency;
- Federal
Emergency Management Agency;
- Central
Intelligence Agency;
- Small
Business Administration;
- Social
Security Administration;
- Department
of the Army;
- Department
of the Navy;
- Department
of the Air Force;
- National
Aeronautics and Space Administration;
- Agency
for International Development;
- General
Services Administration;
- National
Science Foundation;
- Nuclear
Regulatory Commission; and
- Office
of Personnel Management.
The Administrator
of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of OMB,
the Controller of the Office of Federal Financial Management
of OMB, the Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement
Policy of OMB, a Senior Representative of the Office of Science
and Technology Policy, the Chair of the Government Information
Technology Services Board, and the Chair of the Information
Technology Resources Board shall also be members. The CIO
Council shall be chaired by the Deputy Director for Management
of OMB. The Vice Chair, elected by the CIO Council on a rotating
basis, shall be an agency CIO.
Sec.
4. Government Information Technology Services Board.
(a) Purpose
and Functions. A Government Information Technology
Services Board ("Services Board") is established
to ensure continued implementation of the information technology
recommendations of the National Performance Review and to
identify and promote the development of innovative technologies,
standards, and practices among agencies and State and local
governments and the private sector. It shall seek the views
of experts from industry, academia, and State and local governments
on matters of concern to the Services Board as appropriate.
The Services Board shall also make recommendations to the
agencies, the CIO Council, OMB, and others as appropriate,
and assist in the following:
(1) creating
opportunities for cross-agency cooperation and intergovernmental
approaches in using information resources to support common
operational areas and to develop and provide shared Governmentwide
infrastructure services;
(2) developing
shared Governmentwide information infrastructure services
to be used for innovative, multiagency information technology
projects;
(3) creating
and utilizing affinity groups for particular business or technology
areas; and
(4) developing
with the National Institute of Standards and Technology and
with established standards bodies, standards and guidelines
pertaining to Federal information systems, consistent with
the limitations contained in the Computer Security Act of
1987 (40 U.S.C. 759 note), as amended by the Information Technology
Act.
(b) Membership. The Services Board shall be composed of individuals
from agencies based on their proven expertise or accomplishments
in fields necessary to achieve its goals. Major government
mission areas such as electronic benefits, electronic commerce,
law enforcement, environmental protection, national defense,
and health care may be represented on the Services Board to
provide a program operations perspective. Initial selection
of members will be made by OMB in consultation with other
agencies as appropriate. The CIO Council may nominate two
members. The Services Board shall recommend new members to
OMB for consideration. The Chair will be elected by the Services
Board.
Sec.
5. Information Technology Resources Board.
(a) Purpose
and Functions. An Information Technology Resources
Board ("Resource Board") is established to provide
independent assessments to assist in the development, acquisition,
and management of selected major information systems and to
provide recommendations to agency heads and OMB as appropriated.
The Resources Board shall:
(1) review,
at the request of an agency and OMB, specific information
systems proposed or under development and make recommendations
to the agency and OMB regarding the status of systems or next
steps;
(2) publicize
lessons learned and promising practices based on information
systems reviewed by the Board; and
(3) seek
the views of experts from industry, academia, and State and
local governments on matters of concern to the Resources Board,
as appropriate.
(b) Membership. The Resources Board shall be composed of individuals
from executive branch agencies based on their knowledge of
information technology, program, or acquisition management
within Federal agencies. Selection of members shall be made
by OMB in consultation with other agencies as appropriate.
The Chair will be elected by the Resources Board. The Resources
Board may call upon the department or agency whose project
is being reviewed, or any other department or agency to provide
knowledgeable representative(s) to the Board whose guidance
and expertise will assist in focusing on the primary issue(s)
presented by a specific system.
Sec.
6. Office of Management and Budget. The Director
of OMB shall:
(1) evaluate
agency information resources management practice and, as part
of the budget process, analyze, track and evaluate the risks
and results of all major capital investments for information
systems;
(2) notify
an agency if it believes that a major information system requires
outside assistance;
(3) provide
guidance on the implementation of this order and on the management
of information resources to the executive agencies and to
the Boards established by this order; and
(4) evaluate
the effectiveness of the management structure set out in this
order after 3 years and make recommendations for any appropriate
changes.
Sec.
7. General Services Administration. Under the direction
of OMB, the Administrator of General Services shall:
(1) continue
to manage the FTS2000 program and coordinate the follow-on
to that program, on behalf of and with the advice of customer
agencies;
(2) develop,
maintain, and disseminate for the use of the Federal community,
as requested by OMB or the agencies, recommended methods and
strategies for the development and acquisition of information
technology;
(3) conduct
and manage outreach programs in cooperation with agency managers;
(4) be
a focal point for liaison on information resources management,
including Federal information technology, with State and local
governments, and with nongovernmental international organizations
subject to prior consultation with the Secretary of State
to ensure such liaison would be consistent with and support
overall United States foreign policy objectives;
(5) support
the activities of the Secretary of State for liaison, consultation,
and negotiation with intergovernmental organizations in information
resources management matters;
(6) assist
OMB, as requested, in evaluating agencies' performance-based
management tracking systems and agencies' achievement of cost,
schedule, and performance goals; and
(7) provide
support and assistance to the interagency groups established
in this order.
Sec.
8. Department of Commerce. The Secretary of Commerce
shall carry out the standards responsibilities under the Computer
Security Act of 1987, as amended by the Information Technology
Act, taking into consideration the recommendations of the
agencies, the CIO Council, and the Services Board.
Sec.
9. Department of State. (a) The Secretary of State
shall be responsible for liaison, consultation, and negotiation
with foreign governments and intergovernmental organizations
on all matters related to information resources management,
including Federal information technology. The Secretary shall
further ensure, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce,
that the United States is represented in the development of
international standards and recommendations affecting information
technology. In the exercise of these responsibilities, the
Secretary shall consult, as appropriate, with affected domestic
agencies, organizations, and other members of the public.
(b) The
Secretary of State shall advise the Director on the development
of United States positions and policies on international information
policy and technology issues affecting Federal Government
activities and the development of international information
technology standards.
Sec.
10. Definitions (a) "Executive agency"
has the meaning given to that term in section
4 (1)
of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C.
403 (1)).
(b) "Information
Technology" has the meaning given that term in section
5002 of the Information Technology Act.
(c) "Information
resources" has the meaning given that term in section
3502(6) of title 44, United States Code.
(d) "Information
resources management" has the meaning given that term
in section 3502(7) of title 44, United States Code.
(e) "Information
system" has the meaning given that term in section 3502(8)
of title 44, United States Code.
(f) "Affinity
group" means any interagency group focused on a business
or technology area with common information technology or customer
requirements. The functions of an affinity group can include
identifying common program goals and requirements; identifying
opportunities for sharing information to improve quality and
effectiveness; reducing costs and burden on the public; and
recommending protocols and other standards, including security
standards, to the National Institute of Standards and Technology
for Governmentwide applicability, for action in accordance
with the Computer Security Act of 1987, as amended by the
Information Technology Act.
(g) "National
security system" means any telecommunications or information
system operated by the United States Government, the function,
operation, or use of which (1) involves intelligence activities;
(2) involves cryptologic activities related to national security;
(3) involves command and control of military forces; (4) involves
equipment that is an integral part of a weapon or weapons
system; or (5) is critical to the direct fulfillment of military
or intelligence missions, but excluding any system that is
to be used for routine administrative and business applications
(including payroll, finance, logistics, and personnel management
applications).
Sec.
11. Applicability to National Security Systems.
The heads
of executive agencies shall apply the policies and procedures
established in this order to national security systems in
a manner consistent with the applicability and related limitations
regarding such systems set out in the Information Technology
Act.
Sec.
12. Judicial Review. Nothing in this Executive order
shall affect any otherwise available judicial review of agency
action. This Executive order is intended only to improve the
internal management of the executive branch and does not create
any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable
at law or equity by a party against the United States, its
agencies or instrumentalities, its officers or employees,
or any other person.
William
J. Clinton
THE
WHITE HOUSE
July
16, 1996.
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