2.F: Information and Services
Improve the performance of Federal programs and the quality of public access to information and services by promoting sound
Federal and national information, information technology, and statistical policies and practices.
Other Information:
Relationship to Annual Performance Goals: Although OMB does not control how agencies use information and technology, OMB can
help agencies decrease the number of troubled IT systems, solve the year 2000 problem, eliminate unnecessary duplication,
increase electronic dissemination of information, improve the Federal statistical system, and improve information security
and privacy. Means and Strategies: To achieve this objective, OMB creates policy and oversees its implementation by the agencies.
OMB leverages the efforts of interagency groups such as the Chief Information Officers Council to improve the quality of policy,
increase its adoption, share best practices, and reduce duplication of effort. For example, OMB developed reporting requirements
to measure agency year 2000 progress in consultation with the CIO Council and the Congress. These reports are being used as
a management tool by the agencies, OMB and the Congress to assure that all mission-critical Federal systems are year 2000
compliant by December 31, 1999. External Factors: Performance depends to a great extent on agency capability. Policy changes
in turn are subject to the astonishing speed with which technology is advancing in the information technology area.
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