Executive Steering Committee

• Defines business and IT strategic direction required to achieve Agency mission and objectives.
• Maintains control of the Agency budget and allocates resources across the portfolio, based on initiatives aligned to Agency mission and objectives.
• Is responsible for decisions on multiyear initiatives, programs, and IT investments in excess of $1,000,000 in annual expenditures, DOT crosscutting initiatives indicated by the Office of the Secretary of Transportation, (OST), and any other requests escalated by the IRB based on business impact, risk or other factors.
• Assures adherence to the policies included here (as well as directives and guidance issued by OMB, the Government Accountability Office, and the OST.

Investment Review Board

• Implements the priorities set by the ESC by defining how Agency business needs will be satisfied through investments in the IT portfolio.
• Recommends the prioritization of investments, including the allocation of funds for specific IT investments.
• May participate in scheduled milestone reviews that can be conducted for projects based on escalation thresholds (IT investments valued between $200,000 and $1,000,000 in annual expenditures), or as requested by one of the advising committees and/or the Office of the CIO.