FEDERAL
SECTOR REPORT
May 2004
IN
THIS ISSUE
"No Change"
Recommended for Exhibit 300 Process
CIO Council
Publishes 2004 Strategic Plan
The
Consolidation Trend Continues
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"NO CHANGE" RECOMMENDED FOR
EXHIBIT 300 PROCESS
The federal
CIO Council has recommended to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) that the Exhibit 300 business case process, required by the OMB
Circular A-11, remain largely unchanged for Fiscal Year 2006. Agencies
must
submit their business cases for '06 budgets in September of this year.
The CIO Council's recommendation was reported in Government Computer
News on May 5th.
Previously,
OMB had circulated a draft Circular A-11 which included significant
changes in the Exhibit 300, as reported in our April newsletter.
CIO COUNCIL PUBLISHES 2004
STRATEGIC PLAN
In 2004,
the CIO Council will focus on advancing agency progress in the areas of
e-Government, cross-agency collaboration, information security, and
upgrading the federal IT workforce. The Council's 2004 Strategic Plan
is available for download at
http://www.cio.gov/documents/CIO_Council_Strategic_Plan_FY04.pdf.
According to the plan, the Council envisions that:
- The E-Gov infrastructure
is expanded to create a more results-oriented, efficient, and
citizen-centered federal government.
- There is effective
cross-agency collaboration to maximize use of shared solutions and best
practices.
- The federal government
information infrastructure is secure and reliable.
- The federal government
has the IT resources and skills necessary to meet mission objectives.
The above
focal points continue to be strategic to federal agencies, contractors,
and grantees. Contractors may market locally (to individual agencies),
but they need to think globally (in terms of how solutions fit into the
broad e-Gov strategy, the Federal Enterprise Architecture,
interoperability, and government-wide results).
It is
worthwhile paying attention to the priorities of the CIO Council: Its
responsibilities are now part of the E-Government Act of 2002, and its
membership includes all of the executive branch. It is working in many
areas:
- With National Archives
and Records Administration (NARA) to improve federal records
management--a serious issue now that so much of the public record is in
electronic format
- With Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) on addressing skills requirements for federal
information technology--especially technical and project management
skills
- With all agencies to
identify best practices, promote cooperative partnerships, and
formulate recommendations for government-wide IT solutions.
The changes
ahead are exciting and promising!