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Non-DOD CFO Act Agencies

• USDA
• Commerce
• ED
• Energy
• HHS
• DHS
• HUD
• Interior
• Justice
• Labor
• State
• DOT
• Treasury
• VA
• EPA
• NASA
• USAID
• GSA
• NSF
• NRC
• OPM
• SBA
• SSA

The following FITARA CIO authority statements apply:

OMB guidance shall require that

• each CIO certify that IT investments are adequately implementing incremental development
• each CIO approve the IT budget request

Post-FITARA, agencies…

• (These duties are not delegable unless otherwise specified)
• May not request the reprogramming of any funds made available for IT programs, unless the request has been reviewed and approved by the CIO of the agency; and
• May not enter into a contract or other agreement for IT or IT services, unless the contract or other agreement has been reviewed and approved by the CIO of the agency
  • agencies may delegate this approval for non-major investments to an individual who reports directly to the CIO
  • [However, agency] may use the governance processes of the agency to approve such a contract or other agreement if the CIO of the agency is included as a full participant in the governance processes.

Other Authorities

• CIO shall approve the appointment of any other employee with the title of CIO, or who functions in the capacity of a CIO, for any component organization within the covered agency.”
• Head of each non-DOD agency shall ensure that the CIO of the agency has a significant role in—
  • the decision processes for all annual and multi-year planning, programming, budgeting, and execution decisions, related reporting requirements, and reports related to IT; and
  • the management, governance and oversight processes related to IT.