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Legislation and Guidelines
The following laws and guidelines govern the operation of the Office of the Chief Information Officer and technology investment throughout the federal government. The Office of Electronic Government and Technology provides updates and overviews of IT legislation under consideration by Congress. Additional references can be found at the Chief Information Officers Council web site.
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Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
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Security
- Bidder's Security Package: Security Requirements for Contractors Doing Business with the Department of Education
- Computer Security Act of 1987
- Federal Information Security Management Act (FISMA)
- Government Information
Security Reform Act (GISRA)
- OMB Memorandum 01-08, Guidance On Implementing the Government Information Security Reform Act - January 16, 2001
- OMB Memorandum 01-24, Reporting Instructions for the Government Information Security Reform Act - June 22, 2001
- OMB circulars, memoranda, and other guidance on IT
- Circular A-11, Planning, Budgeting, Acquisition of Capital Assets, Strategic Plans, Performance Plans
- Circular
A-76, (PDF),
Performance of Commercial Activities (Outsourcing)
- For other documents pertaining to Circular A-76, go to http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/index.html. - Circular
A-94, (PDF),
Guidelines and Discount Rates for Benefit-Cost Analysis of Federal Programs
- For other documents pertaining to Circular A-94, go to http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/circulars/index.html. - Circular A-130, Management of Federal Information Resources
- Evaluating Information Technology Investments, November 1995
- Memorandum on Information Technology Architectures, June 18, 1997
- NIST 800-18, Guide for Developing Security Plans for Information Technology Systems
- Bulletin 95-01: Establishment of Government Information Locator Service
- 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 "Establishing the Office of Homeland Security and the Homeland Security Council," October 8, 2001
- Executive Order 13011, "Federal Information Technology," July 17, 1996
Send Questions or Comments to OCIO@ed.gov
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Last Modified: 04/23/2007