Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996: Difference between revisions

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* to evaluate the information resources management practices of the executive agencies with respect to the performance and results of the investments made by the executive agencies in information technology.
* to evaluate the information resources management practices of the executive agencies with respect to the performance and results of the investments made by the executive agencies in information technology.
* to issue the head of each executive agency to:
* to issue the head of each executive agency to:
**  establish effective and efficient capital planning processes for selecting, managing, and evaluating the results of all of its major investments in information systems;
  establish effective and efficient capital planning processes for selecting, managing, and evaluating the results of all of its major investments in information systems;
** determine, before making an investment in a new information system:
determine, before making an investment in a new information system:
*** whether the function to be supported by the system should be performed by the private sector and, if so, whether any component of the executive agency performing that function should be converted from a governmental organization to a private sector organization;
* whether the function to be supported by the system should be performed by the private sector and, if so, whether any component of the executive agency performing that function should be converted from a governmental organization to a private sector organization;
*** whether the function should be performed by the executive agency and, if so, whether the function should be performed by a private sector contract or by executive agency personnel;
* whether the function should be performed by the executive agency and, if so, whether the function should be performed by a private sector contract or by executive agency personnel;
** analyze the missions of the agency and, based on the analysis, revise its mission-related processes and administrative processes,  before making significant investments in information technology for those missions;
analyze the missions of the agency and, based on the analysis, revise its mission-related processes and administrative processes,  before making significant investments in information technology for those missions;
** ensure that the information security policies, procedures, and practices are adequate.
ensure that the information security policies, procedures, and practices are adequate.
* guidance for undertaking efficiently and effectively interagency and Government-wide investments in information technology
* guidance for undertaking efficiently and effectively interagency and Government-wide investments in information technology
* periodic reviews of selected information resources management activities of the  agencies
* periodic reviews of selected information resources management activities of the  agencies