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Office of the Chief Information Officer Office of the Chief Information Officer Overview


The Office of the CIO (OCIO) pursues new ways of applying computing and communications technologies to the practical problems of information management. The goal is to reduce the cost and improve the quality of government services, reduce technology risk, and share the results of projects throughout the federal sector. The Office of the CIO has the following objectives:

  • Support innovations that improve productivity, and enhance public services.
  • Examine how technology can help reduce government spending and reduce the cost of doing business
  • Encourage standards to support effective sharing of information within government, business, and the public.

The OCIO is addressing information technology issues of strategic concern such as:

  • Capital Planning
  • Computing systems architecture
  • Software technology
  • Common interoperable services
  • Mobile computing and networking
  • Security and survivability technologies