[Federal Register: January 16, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 11)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
The Statement of Organization, Functions, and Delegations of
Authority
Part N, National Institutes of Health (NIH), of the Statement of
Organization, Functions, and Delegations of Authority for the
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) (40 FR 22859, May 27,
1975, as amended most recently at 72 FR 57595, October 10, 2007, and
redesignated from Part HN as Part N at 60 FR 56605, November 9, 1995),
is amended as set forth below to reflect the transfer of the functions
of the Chief Information Officer (CIO) from the Center for Information
Technology (NU, formerly HNU) to the Office of the Director (NA,
formerly HNA).
Section N-B, Organization and Functions, under the heading Center
for Information Technology (NU, formerly HNU), is amended as follows:
(1) Replace the current section NU (formerly HNU) with the
following:
Center for Information Technology (NU, formerly HNU). (1) Provides
leadership for the determination of NIH computational and
telecommunications needs at all levels and oversees the development of
appropriate infrastructure support to meet identified
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needs; (2) develops, operates, and maintains a state-of-the-art
regional computer facility and provides overall guidance based on
legislation and policy that is responsive to the NIH mission; (3)
establishes and operates the necessary organization and infrastructure
to assure appropriate security, connectivity, and inter-operability
across the NIH Institutes and Centers (ICs), off-campus locations, and
remote access; (4) collaborates on, and provides for, research
activities in the computational biosciences and statistics; (5)
develops, administers, and manages NIH systems, and provides consulting
services to the ICs, in support of administrative and business
applications; and (6) serves as a Federal Data Processing Center for
administrative, biomedical, and statistical computing, provides data
processing and high performance computing facilities and integrated
telecommunications data networks, and provides services to the DHHS and
other Federal agencies.
(2) Delete in their entirety the statements for Office of the
Deputy CIO (NU9, formerly HNU9); the Information Technology Policy and
Review Office (NU92, formerly HNU92, the Information Security and
Awareness Office (NU93, formerly HNU93); the Information Technology
Acquisitions Services Office (NU94, formerly HNU94); and the Office of
the Chief Information Technology Architect (NU19, formerly HNU19).
(3) Section N-B, Organization and Functions, under the heading
Office of the Director (NA, formerly HNA), is amended as follows:
Under the heading Office of the Director (NA, formerly HNA),
immediately following the statement for Office of Portfolio Analysis
and Strategic Initiatives (HNAU) insert the following:
Office of the Chief Information Officer (NAV, formerly HNAV). (1)
Advises the NIH Director on the strategic direction and management of
significant NIH Information Technology (IT) program and policy
activities; (2) provides leadership for the enhancement of NIH IT
capabilities, scientific and research computing services, and
enterprise systems through policies, guidelines and standards, budget
management, and lifecycle performance monitoring; (3) directs the
establishment of a common infrastructure that optimizes NIH's IT
investments and that can adapt to emerging technologies and service
models; (4) leads IT security initiatives to protect and secure NIH's
information assets; (5) oversees the NIH-wide IT investment portfolio,
inclusive of IC, CIT, and enterprise systems; (6) approves the progress
of enterprise projects through the DHHS Enterprise Performance Life
Cycle (EPLC); (7) identifies critical IT issues and analyzes, plans,
and leads NIH's implementation of special DHHS or Federal initiatives
related to management of IT resources; (8) leads IT governance
structure to align IT with NIH strategies and objectives; (9) leads the
implementation of enterprise architecture policies, standards, and
practices; (10) leads NIH IT support efforts on medical initiatives
such as Electronic Health Record; and (11) provides leadership and
focus within NIH for the development and implementation of policy and
standards in IT by identifying, documenting, and communicating issues,
problems, and solutions to the NIH community in a comprehensive way.
Information Technology Policy and Review Office (NAV2, formerly
HNAV2). Advises and assists the NIH Chief and Deputy Chief Information
Officers in managing NIH IT resources and investments through (1)
development, implementation, and oversight of NIH IT policy and
guidance; (2) interpretation and implementation of laws, regulations,
and DHHS, Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and other Federal
mandates; (3) development and oversight of IT capital planning and
investment control activities; (4) coordination and preparation of IT
budget and review documents; (5) development of IT management tools and
training; and (6) provision of staff support to CIO committees and
special initiatives, studies, and projects.
Information Security and Awareness Office (NAV3, formerly HNAV3).
Provides guidance to the NIH Chief and Deputy Chief Information
Officers regarding IT security, planning, and budget activities by (1)
leading the development of program goals, policies, standards, and
procedures for the NIH IT Security program; (2) providing guidance to
ICs for security of information in accordance with the Privacy Act, the
Computer Security Act of 1987, the Information Technology Management
Reform Act (ITMRA), OMB, and DHHS guidance; (3) providing support to
the NIH IT Management Committee (ITMC); (4) conducting NIH-wide IT
security activities; (5) managing an NIH Incident Response Team; (6)
managing an NIH Risk Management and Oversight Program; and (7) managing
an NIH IT Security Awareness and Training Program.
Information Technology Acquisition Services Office (NAV4, formerly
HNAV4). Advises the NIH Chief and Deputy Chief Information Officers on
IT contract expenditures and IT trends by (1) maintaining awareness of
federally mandated laws, regulations, and standards as they relate to
IT acquisition documents and IT investments; (2) participating in NIH-
wide committees that impact NIH CIO initiatives, policies, and
standards; (3) working closely with other ICs to ensure that NIH CIO
initiatives and practices are reflected in IT submissions to DHHS and
OMB; (4) assisting in the preparation of Statements of Work and
supporting documentation such as schedules, evaluation criteria, and
checklists required to implement the ITMRA, maintaining consistency
with NIH/DHHS/OMB policies; (5) assisting NIH program managers in
identifying appropriate mechanisms to satisfy their IT requirements,
including NIH acquisition resources; and (6) advising NIH IT project
managers on contract/task order management, administrative strategies,
problem resolution, and techniques via meetings, e-mail, handbooks,
and/or briefings.
Information Technology Architecture Office (NAV5, formerly HNAV5).
(1) Advises the CIO on IT enterprise architecture for the NIH; (2)
provides leadership to the development and management of an NIH
enterprise architecture; (3) develops principles, policy, and
technology standards to guide IT systems design and integration; (4)
leads and/or evaluates enterprise projects and technologies for
compliance and integration within IT architecture; (5) coordinates and
represents IT enterprise architecture for the NIH; and (6) provides
leadership, management, and implementation of transforming technologies
for NIH such as Federal Public Key Infrastructure, Enterprise
Application Integration Infrastructure, and Enterprise Identity
Management Infrastructure, including the redesign of the NIH Enterprise
Directory.
Delegations of Authority: All delegations and redelegations of
authority to officers and employees of NIH which were in effect
immediately prior to the effective date of this reorganization and are
consistent with this reorganization shall continue in effect, pending
further redelegation.
Dated: January 7, 2008.
Elias A. Zerhouni,
Director, National Institutes of Health.
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