CIO RESPONSIBILITIES

1 CIO RESPONSIBILITIES 01 SECTION 9 1. CIO IT Leadership and Accountability CIO RESPONSIBILITIES Laws and Executive OrdersCIOs are responsible and accountable for the effective implementation of IT management RESPONSIBILITIES . This section includes statutory RESPONSIBILITIES of CIOs related to leadership and accountability. The statutory language is directly pulled from applicable laws and executive orders. These statutory RESPONSIBILITIES are then implemented through OMB guidance and guidance from other government -wide organizations.

2 This language, along with the language in other sections under the heading CIO RESPONSIBILITIES - Laws and Executive Orders, defines the CIO role and gives the CIO their statutory mandate. General RESPONSIBILITIES 1.[CIO] of an executive agency is responsible for providing advice and other assistance to thehead of the executive agency and other senior management personnel of the executive agencyto ensure that information technology is acquired and information resources are managed forthe executive agency in a manner that implements the priorities established by the head of theexecutive [CIO] designated under paragraph (2)

3 Shall head an office responsible for ensuring agencycompliance with and prompt, efficient, and effective implementation of the information policiesand information resources management RESPONSIBILITIES established under this subchapter,including the reduction of information collection burdens on the public. The [CIO] andemployees of such office shall be selected with special attention to the professionalqualifications required to administer the functions described under this [CIO] of an executive agency is responsible advice and other assistance to the head of the executive agency and othersenior management personnel of the executive agency to ensure that informationtechnology is acquired and information resources are managed for the executive agencyin a manner that implements the policies and procedures of this subtitle, consistentwith chapter 35 of title 44 and the priorities established by the head of the executiveagency.

4 , maintaining, and facilitating the implementation of a sound, secure, andintegrated information technology architecture for the executive agency; the effective and efficient design and operation of all major informationresources management processes for the executive agency, including improvements towork processes of the executive 44 3506. US Federal Information Policy. Federal Agency RESPONSIBILITIES . 6 44 3506(a)(3). US Federal Information Policy. Federal Agency RESPONSIBILITIES . Chief Information Officer. 7 44 3506.

5 US Federal Information Policy. Federal Agency RESPONSIBILITIES . 10 [CIO] of an agency listed in section 901(b) of title 31 information resources management duties as that official s primary duty; the performance of information technology programs of the agency, evaluatesthe performance of those programs on the basis of the applicable performancemeasurements, and advises the head of the agency regarding whether to continue,modify, or terminate a program or project; , as part of the strategic planning and performance evaluation process required(subject to section 1117 of title 31) under section 306 of title 5 and sections 1105(a)(28),1115 1117, and 9703 (as added by section 5(a) of the government Performance andResults Act of 1993 (Public Law 103 62, 107 Stat.))

6 289)) of title 31 (A) assesses therequirements established for agency personnel regarding knowledge and skill ininformation resources management and the adequacy of those requirements forfacilitating the achievement of the performance goals established for informationresources management; (B) assesses the extent to which the positions and personnel atthe executive level of the agency and the positions and personnel at management levelof the agency below the executive level meet those requirements; (C) developsstrategies and specific plans for hiring, training, and professional development to rectifyany deficiency in meeting those requirements.

7 And (D) reports to the head of the agencyon the progress made in improving information resources management and Reporting Relationships The CIO of the covered agency approves the appointment of any component CIO in that The CIO of the covered agency reports directly to the agency head, such that the CIO has direct access to the agency head regarding all programs that include Role promote the effective, efficient, and secure use of IT to accomplish the agency smission, the CIO serves as the primary strategic advisor to the agency head concerningthe use of 40 11315.

8 Responsibility for Acquisitions of Information Technology. Agency Chief Information Officer. 9 40 11319(b)(2). Responsibility for Acquisitions of Information Technology. Resources, planning, and portfolio management. (title:40%20section:11319%20edition:prel im) & EO 13833. Enhancing the Effectiveness of Agency Chief Information Officers. May 2018. 10 44 3506(a)(2). Federal Information Policy. Federal Agency RESPONSIBILITIES . & EO 13833. Enhancing the Effectiveness of Agency Chief Information Officers. May 2018. formation-officers 11 40 11315(b).

9 Agency Chief Information Officer. General RESPONSIBILITIES . & EO 13833. Enhancing the Effectiveness of Agency Chief Information Officers. May 2018. 11 2. The CIO has a significant role, including, as appropriate, as lead advisor, in all annual and multiyear planning, programming, budgeting, and execution decisions, as well as in all management, governance, and oversight processes related to Governance The CIO shall be a member of any investment or related board of the agency with purview over IT, or any board responsible for setting agency-wide IT Agency IT Authorities Laws and Executive Orders This section consists of IT authorities assigned to agencies in laws and executive orders which directly or indirectly task the CIO with duties or RESPONSIBILITIES pertaining to IT leadership and accountability.

10 The statutory language is directly pulled from the applicable laws and executive orders. In most cases, the heads of agencies delegate all IT management RESPONSIBILITIES to the CIO, but some functions are explicitly assigned to more than one person ( the CIO in consultation with the Chief Financial Officer (CFO)). See individual agency policies to determine how instances of dual responsibility are implemented and executed, and what tasks (if any) are required of the agency head but not delegated to the CIO. Role The head of each agency shall be responsible for: 1.