In this chapter, the definitions under section 3502 shall apply, and the term-
(1) "Administrator" means the Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government established under section 3602;
(2) "Council" means the Chief Information Officers Council established under section 3603;
(3) "electronic Government" means the use by the Government of web-based Internet applications and other information technologies, combined with processes that implement these technologies, to-
(A) enhance the access to and delivery of Government information and services to the public, other agencies, and other Government entities; or
(B) bring about improvements in Government operations that may include effectiveness, efficiency, service quality, or transformation;
(4) "enterprise architecture"-
(A) means-
(i) a strategic information asset base, which defines the mission;
(ii) the information necessary to perform the mission;
(iii) the technologies necessary to perform the mission; and
(iv) the transitional processes for implementing new technologies in response to changing mission needs; and
(B) includes-
(i) a baseline architecture;
(ii) a target architecture; and
(iii) a sequencing plan;
(5) "Fund" means the E-Government Fund established under section 3604;
(6) "interoperability" means the ability of different operating and software systems, applications, and services to communicate and exchange data in an accurate, effective, and consistent manner;
(7) "integrated service delivery" means the provision of Internet-based Federal Government information or services integrated according to function or topic rather than separated according to the boundaries of agency jurisdiction; and
(8) "tribal government" means-
(A) the governing body of any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community located in the continental United States (excluding the State of Alaska) that is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians, and
(B) any Alaska Native regional or village corporation established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.).
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The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, referred to in par. (8)(B), is
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"(a)
"(1)
"(2)
"(A) Department of Agriculture.
"(B) Department of Commerce.
"(C) Department of Defense.
"(D) Department of Education.
"(E) Department of Energy.
"(F) Department of Health and Human Services.
"(G) Department of Homeland Security.
"(H) Department of Housing and Urban Development.
"(I) Department of the Interior.
"(J) Department of Justice.
"(K) Department of Labor.
"(L) Department of State.
"(M) Department of Transportation.
"(N) Department of Treasury.
"(O) Department of Veterans Affairs.
"(P) Environmental Protection Agency.
"(Q) General Services Administration.
"(R) National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
"(S) National Science Foundation.
"(T) Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
"(U) Office of Personnel Management.
"(V) Small Business Administration.
"(W) Social Security Administration.
"(X) United States Agency for International Development.
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"(b)
"(1)
"(A)
"(i) a comprehensive inventory of the data centers owned, operated, or maintained by or on behalf of the agency; and
"(ii) a multi-year strategy to achieve the consolidation and optimization of the data centers inventoried under clause (i), that includes-
"(I) performance metrics-
"(aa) that are consistent with the Government-wide data center consolidation and optimization metrics; and
"(bb) by which the quantitative and qualitative progress of the agency toward the goals of the FDCCI can be measured;
"(II) a timeline for agency activities to be completed under the FDCCI, with an emphasis on benchmarks the agency can achieve by specific dates;
"(III) year-by-year calculations of investment and cost savings for the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date set forth in subsection (e), broken down by each year, including a description of any initial costs for data center consolidation and optimization and life cycle cost savings and other improvements, with an emphasis on-
"(aa) meeting the Government-wide data center consolidation and optimization metrics; and
"(bb) demonstrating the amount of agency-specific cost savings each fiscal year achieved through the FDCCI; and
"(IV) any additional information required by the Administrator.
"(B)
"(C)
"(i) may submit to the Administrator, in lieu of the multi-year strategy required under subparagraph (A)(ii)-
"(I) the defense-wide plan required under section 2867(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (10 U.S.C. 2223a note); and
"(II) the report on cost savings required under section 2867(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (10 U.S.C. 2223a note); and
"(ii) shall submit the comprehensive inventory required under subparagraph (A)(i), unless the defense-wide plan required under section 2867(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (10 U.S.C. 2223a note)-
"(I) contains a comparable comprehensive inventory; and
"(II) is submitted under clause (i).
"(D)
"(i)(I) submit a statement to the Administrator stating whether the agency has complied with the requirements of this section; and
"(II) make the statement submitted under subclause (I) publicly available; and
"(ii) if the agency has not complied with the requirements of this section, submit a statement to the Administrator explaining the reasons for not complying with such requirements.
"(E)
"(i)
"(I) implement the strategy required under subparagraph (A)(ii); and
"(II) provide updates to the Administrator, on a quarterly basis, of-
"(aa) the completion of activities by the agency under the FDCCI;
"(bb) any progress of the agency towards meeting the Government-wide data center consolidation and optimization metrics; and
"(cc) the actual cost savings and other improvements realized through the implementation of the strategy of the agency.
"(ii)
"(F)
"(2)
"(A) establish the deadline, on an annual basis, for covered agencies to submit information under this section;
"(B) establish a list of requirements that the covered agencies must meet to be considered in compliance with paragraph (1);
"(C) ensure that information relating to agency progress towards meeting the Government-wide data center consolidation and optimization metrics is made available in a timely manner to the general public;
"(D) review the inventories and strategies submitted under paragraph (1) to determine whether they are comprehensive and complete;
"(E) monitor the implementation of the data center strategy of each covered agency that is required under paragraph (1)(A)(ii);
"(F) update, on an annual basis, the cumulative cost savings realized through the implementation of the FDCCI; and
"(G) establish metrics applicable to the consolidation and optimization of data centers Government-wide, including metrics with respect to-
"(i) costs;
"(ii) efficiencies, including, at a minimum, server efficiency; and
"(iii) any other factors the Administrator considers appropriate.
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"(A)
"(B)
"(i)
"(ii)
"(I) the extent to which each covered agency has developed and submitted a comprehensive inventory under paragraph (1)(A)(i), including an analysis of the inventory that details specific numbers, use, and efficiency level of data centers in each inventory; and
"(II) the extent to which each covered agency has submitted a comprehensive strategy that addresses the items listed in paragraph (1)(A)(ii).
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"(B)
"(c)
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"(A) applicable provisions found within the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP); and
"(B) guidance published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
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"(d)
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"(a) For fiscal year 2008, no funds shall be available for transfers or reimbursements to the E-Government initiatives sponsored by the Office of Management and Budget prior to 15 days following submission of a report to the Committees on Appropriations by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and receipt of approval to transfer funds by the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
"(b) Hereafter, any funding request for a new or ongoing E-Government initiative by any agency or agencies managing the development of an initiative shall include in justification materials submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations the information in subsection (d).
"(c) Hereafter, any funding request by any agency or agencies participating in the development of an E-Government initiative and contributing funding for the initiative shall include in justification materials submitted to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations-
"(1) the amount of funding contributed to each initiative by program office, bureau, or activity, as appropriate; and
"(2) the relevance of that use to that department or agency and each bureau or office within, which is contributing funds.
"(d) The report in (a) and justification materials in (b) shall include at a minimum-
"(1) a description of each initiative including but not limited to its objectives, benefits, development status, risks, cost effectiveness (including estimated net costs or savings to the government), and the estimated date of full operational capability;
"(2) the total development cost of each initiative by fiscal year including costs to date, the estimated costs to complete its development to full operational capability, and estimated annual operations and maintenance costs; and
"(3) the sources and distribution of funding by fiscal year and by agency and bureau for each initiative including agency contributions to date and estimated future contributions by agency.
"(e) No funds shall be available for obligation or expenditure for new E-Government initiatives without the explicit approval of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations."
[Provisions similar to subsecs. (a), (d), and (e) of section 737 of
"(a)
"(1) The use of computers and the Internet is rapidly transforming societal interactions and the relationships among citizens, private businesses, and the Government.
"(2) The Federal Government has had uneven success in applying advances in information technology to enhance governmental functions and services, achieve more efficient performance, increase access to Government information, and increase citizen participation in Government.
"(3) Most Internet-based services of the Federal Government are developed and presented separately, according to the jurisdictional boundaries of an individual department or agency, rather than being integrated cooperatively according to function or topic.
"(4) Internet-based Government services involving interagency cooperation are especially difficult to develop and promote, in part because of a lack of sufficient funding mechanisms to support such interagency cooperation.
"(5) Electronic Government has its impact through improved Government performance and outcomes within and across agencies.
"(6) Electronic Government is a critical element in the management of Government, to be implemented as part of a management framework that also addresses finance, procurement, human capital, and other challenges to improve the performance of Government.
"(7) To take full advantage of the improved Government performance that can be achieved through the use of Internet-based technology requires strong leadership, better organization, improved interagency collaboration, and more focused oversight of agency compliance with statutes related to information resource management.
"(b)
"(1) To provide effective leadership of Federal Government efforts to develop and promote electronic Government services and processes by establishing an Administrator of a new Office of Electronic Government within the Office of Management and Budget.
"(2) To promote use of the Internet and other information technologies to provide increased opportunities for citizen participation in Government.
"(3) To promote interagency collaboration in providing electronic Government services, where this collaboration would improve the service to citizens by integrating related functions, and in the use of internal electronic Government processes, where this collaboration would improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the processes.
"(4) To improve the ability of the Government to achieve agency missions and program performance goals.
"(5) To promote the use of the Internet and emerging technologies within and across Government agencies to provide citizen-centric Government information and services.
"(6) To reduce costs and burdens for businesses and other Government entities.
"(7) To promote better informed decisionmaking by policy makers.
"(8) To promote access to high quality Government information and services across multiple channels.
"(9) To make the Federal Government more transparent and accountable.
"(10) To transform agency operations by utilizing, where appropriate, best practices from public and private sector organizations.
"(11) To provide enhanced access to Government information and services in a manner consistent with laws regarding protection of personal privacy, national security, records retention, access for persons with disabilities, and other relevant laws."
Memorandum of President of the United States, May 23, 2012, 77 F.R. 32391, provided:
Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies
The innovative use of technology is fundamentally transforming how the American people do business and live their daily lives. Exponential increases in computing power, the rise of high-speed networks, and the growing mobile revolution have put the Internet at our fingertips, encouraging innovations that are giving rise to new industries and reshaping existing ones.
Innovators in the private sector and the Federal Government have used these technological advances to fundamentally change how they serve their customers. However, it is time for the Federal Government to do more. For far too long, the American people have been forced to navigate a labyrinth of information across different Government programs in order to find the services they need. In addition, at a time when Americans increasingly pay bills and buy tickets on mobile devices, Government services often are not optimized for smartphones or tablets, assuming the services are even available online.
On April 27, 2011, I issued Executive Order 13571 (Streamlining Service Delivery and Improving Customer Service), requiring executive departments and agencies (agencies) to, among other things, identify ways to use innovative technologies to streamline their delivery of services to lower costs, decrease service delivery times, and improve the customer experience. As the next step toward modernizing the way Government works, I charged my Federal Chief Information Officer (CIO) with developing a comprehensive Government-wide strategy to build a 21st century digital Government that delivers better digital services to the American people.
Today, the CIO is releasing that strategy, entitled "Digital Government: Building a 21st Century Platform to Better Serve the American People" (Strategy), which provides agencies with a 12-month roadmap that focuses on several priority areas. The Strategy will enable more efficient and coordinated digital service delivery by requiring agencies to establish specific, measurable goals for delivering better digital services; encouraging agencies to deliver information in new ways that fully utilize the power and potential of mobile and web-based technologies; ensuring the safe and secure delivery and use of digital services to protect information and privacy; requiring agencies to establish central online resources for outside developers and to adopt new standards for making applicable Government information open and machine-readable by default; aggregating agencies' online resource pages for developers in a centralized catalogue on www.Data.gov; and requiring agencies to use web performance analytics and customer satisfaction measurement tools on all ".gov" websites.
Ultimately, this Strategy will ensure that agencies use emerging technologies to serve the public as effectively as possible. As a Government, and as a trusted provider of services, we must never forget who our customers are-the American people.
In order to ensure that agencies make the best use of emerging technologies in serving the public, I hereby direct each agency to take the following actions:
(1) implement the requirements of the Strategy within 12 months of the date of this memorandum and comply with the timeframes for specific actions specified therein; and
(2) within 90 days of the date of this memorandum, create a page on its website, located at www.[agency].gov/digitalstrategy, to publicly report progress in meeting the requirements of the Strategy in a machine-readable format.
This memorandum shall be implemented consistent with applicable law and subject to the availability of appropriations, and with appropriate protections for privacy and civil liberties.
The Director of the Office of Management and Budget is authorized and directed to publish this memorandum in the Federal Register.
Barack Obama.