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  **Agency:**               **Department of the Interior **

  **Bureau:**               **U.S. Geological Survey **

  **Account                 **000-00-00-0000-0 **
  Identification            
  Code:**                   

  **Program Activity:**     **Enterprise Information Infrastructure **

  **Name of Project:**      **Accessible Data Transfer (ADT) **

  **Unique Project          **01012020001114000 **
  Identifier:** (IT         
  only)\                    
  (See Section 53.7)        

  **Project Initiation      **07/01/2000 **
  Date:**                   

  **Project Planned         **07/01/2008 **
  Completion Date:**        

  **This Project is:**      **Full Acquisition **
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  **Project/useful segment is funded?:**             Incrementally  

                                                     

  **Was the project approved by OMB for previous     Yes 
  Year Budget Cycle?:**                              

                                                     

  **Did the Executive/Investment Review              Yes 
  Committee approve funding for This project         
  this year?:**                                      

                                                     

  **Did the CFO review the cost goal?:**             Yes 

                                                     

  **Did the Procurement Executive review the         Yes 
  acquisition strategy?:**                           

                                                     

  **Is this investment included in your              Yes 
  agency\'s annual performance plan or multiple      
  agency annual performance plan?:**                 

                                                     

  **Does this project support homeland security       
  goals and objectives, i.e., 1) improve border      
  and transportation security, 2) combat             
  bio-terrorism 3) enhance first responder           
  programs; 4) improve information sharing to        
  decrease response times for actions and            
  improve the quality of decision making?**          

                                                     

  **Is this project information technology (See      Yes 
  Section 53 for definition)?**                      

  **For information technology projects only:**       

  **  a. Is this Project a Financial Management      No  
  System (see section 53.2 for a\                    
    definition)**                                    

  **    If so, does this project address a FFMIA      
  compliance area?**                                 

  **    If yes, which compliance area?**              

                                                     

  **  b. Does this project implement electronic      No  
  transactions or record keeping that is covered     
  by\                                                
    the Government Paperwork Elimination Act         
  (GPEA)?**                                          

  **     If so, is it included in your GPEA plan      
  (and does not yet provide an\                      
       electronic option)?**                         

  **     Does the project already provide an         No  
  electronic option?**                               

                                                     

  **   c.Was a privacy impact assessment             
  performed for this project?**                      

                                                     

  **   d. Was this project reviewed as part of       
  the FY02 Government Information Security\          
     Reform Act review process?**                    

  **     d.1 If yes, were any weaknesses             
  found?**                                           

  **     d.2 Have the weaknesses been                
  incorporated into the agency\'s corrective         
  action\                                            
        plans?**                                     

                                                     

  **   e. Has this project been identified as a      
  national critical or asset by a Project            
  Matrix\                                            
     review or other agency determination?**         

  **     e.1 If no, is this an agency mission        
  critical or essential service, system,             
  operation, or\                                     
        asset (such as those documented in the       
  agency\'s COOP Plan), other than those\            
        identified as above as national critical     
  infrastructures?**                                 
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  **SUMMARY OF                                                                                              
  SPENDING FOR                                                                                              
  PROJECT STAGES\                                                                                           
  (In Millions)\                                                                                            
  (BY+1 and Beyond                                                                                          
  estimates are for                                                                                         
  planning purposes                                                                                         
  only\                                                                                                     
  and do not                                                                                                
  represent budget                                                                                          
  decisions)**                                                                                              

  **EXISTING 300**    **PY-1\     **PY\      **CY\      **BY\      **BY+1\   **BY+2\   **BY+3\   **BY+4\    **Total**
                      and\        2002**     2003**     2004**     2005**    2006**    2007**    and\       
                      Earlier**                                                                  Beyond**   

  Planning:                                                                                                 

     Budgetary        0.00        0.00       0.00       0.00                                                
  Resources                                                                                                 

     Outlays          0.00        0.00       0.00       0.00                                                

  Acquisition:                                                                                              

     Budgetary        0.00        1.68       1.20       1.20                                                
  Resources                                                                                                 

     Outlays          0.00        1.68       1.20       1.20                                                

  **TOTAL, Sum of                                                                                           
  Stages:**                                                                                                 

    Budgetary         **0.00**    **1.68**   **1.20**   **1.20**                                            
  Resources                                                                                                 

    Outlays           **0.00**    **1.68**   **1.20**   **1.20**                                            

  Maintenance:                                                                                              

     Budgetary        19.00       3.31       2.15       1.00                                                
  Resources                                                                                                 

     Outlays          15.10       3.31       3.31       4.89                                                

  **TOTAL, ALL                                                                                              
  Stages:**                                                                                                 

    Budgetary         **19.00**   **4.99**   **3.35**   **2.20**                                            
  Resources                                                                                                 

    Outlays           **15.10**   **4.99**   **4.51**   **6.09**                                            
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  **[I.A. Project
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| **1.     Provide a brief description of this project and its status   |
| through your capital planning and investment control (CPIC) or        |
| capital programming \"control\" review for the current cycle.**       |
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| Accessible Data Transfer (ADT) is the network underlying the          |
| infrastructure over which science and administrative programs         |
| communicate. ADT combines an ultra-high-bandwidth backbone connecting |
| eight primary USGS sites with high-speed feeder circuits connecting   |
| smaller USGS sites to either the primary USGS sites or directly to    |
| the network                                                           |
|                                                                       |
| The USGS Capital Asset Review Board has reviewed and approved this    |
| project and will seek funding through the budget process for this     |
| investment.                                                           |
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| **2.     What assumptions are made about this project and why?**      |
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| Network traffic has doubled every seven months and will continue to   |
| grow. Increased demand will result from new demands of electronic     |
| government, the growing use of wireless communication, and the        |
| growing importance of real-time data required by the public and       |
| government decision-makers at the Federal, State and local levels.    |
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| **3.     Provide any other supporting information derived from        |
| research, interviews, and other documentation.**                      |
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  **[I.B. Justification (All
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| **1.     How does this investment support your agency\'s mission and  |
| strategic goals and objectives? **                                    |
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| The Accessible Data Transfer initiative is key to helping the USGS    |
| meet the two current long-term GPRA strategic goals: 1) ensure the    |
| continued transfer of data needed by our customers before, during and |
| after natural disasters, and increase the delivery of real-time       |
| hazard information to minimize loss of life and property, and 2)      |
| maintain, provide and improve long-term environmental and natural     |
| resources information, systematic analyses and investigations, and    |
| predictive tools for scenario building and decision making about      |
| natural systems. The ADT initiative is central to supporting the core |
| mission of the USGS - information dissemination to the public at      |
| large. Continuing to invest in the ADT initiative support the USGS in |
| performing its natural science mission and advance technologies such  |
| as electronic commerce for public access to USGS sites. Specifically, |
| the ADT will improve USGS performance in support of Outcome Goals 4.2 |
| in the draft DOI Strategic Plan. The enhanced network architecture    |
| will allow the USGS constituents to be able to access USGS data more  |
| effectively and, due to the decreased response and download times,    |
| customer satisfaction will be increased (Goal 4.2 Advance Knowledge   |
| through Scientific Leadership and Inform Decision Making, Strategy 3  |
| Lead and Facilitate Exchange and Use of Knowledge).                   |
|                                                                       |
| Data network and Internet connectivity are critical ingredients to    |
| the USGS and how it meets its mission to serve the Nation by          |
| providing reliable scientific information. USGS scientists rely on    |
| computer networks to conduct their scientific research, discover and  |
| share data, and communicate with their peers. USGS relies on the      |
| Internet to deliver data and information to customers. Today, the     |
| USGS serves nearly 500,000 pages of information on the                |
| World-Wide-Web, delivers tens of thousands of computer-readable       |
| topographic and geologic maps, satellite images, and other            |
| computerized data sets, and provides real-time water level            |
| information from over 5,000 gauging stations.                         |
|                                                                       |
| The National Spatial Data Infrastructure and the National Biological  |
| Information Infrastructure are USGS-led data and information catalogs |
| available via the Internet that not only list USGS but also           |
| partner\'s information and data sources as well. Updates about        |
| naturally occurring hazard events such as wildlife disease outbreak,  |
| landslide, flood, drought, coastal storm, tsunamis, earthquake, or    |
| volcanic eruption are immediately reported on to citizens and local,  |
| State, and Federal decision-makers. Within minutes of an earthquake   |
| in southern California, a map showing potential ground shaking is     |
| automatically produced and delivered via the Internet to emergency    |
| management officials in State and local offices. All USGS programs    |
| deliver their products, data, and research results to the people who  |
| need it the most via computer networks.                               |
|                                                                       |
| The USGS is also web-enabling its internal business processes with a  |
| resulting impact on network traffic. Many legislative mandates, such  |
| as providing an electronic means to deliver commonly requested        |
| Freedom of Information Act files, are met using the Internet. Future  |
| implementation of electronic commerce will require a robust, secure   |
| network to carry this information from customers to the appropriate   |
| USGS office and vice versa.                                           |
|                                                                       |
| In early FY 2001, after DOI made the decision to discontinue DOINET   |
| services, the USGS began transitioning from the older DOINET          |
| technology to a far newer network offering higher bandwidth and state |
| of the art technology. As a result of ADT FY 2001 funding, the USGS   |
| has begun extensive deployment of a network to meet its growing needs |
| and replace the prior DOINET.                                         |
|                                                                       |
| The network architecture includes external connections which:         |
|                                                                       |
| · Provide vastly improved connections to the earth science research   |
| community of universities and National Labs via very-high-speed       |
| connections to the Internet2. · Provide access to and from the        |
| general public by providing very-high speed connections to the        |
| Internet. · Comply with the DOI\'s requirements by providing access   |
| to DOI\'s Virtual Private Exchange (VPX) access points.               |
|                                                                       |
| The ADT project is central to supporting the core mission of the      |
| USGS - information dissemination. Investing in the ADT project        |
| supports the USGS in performing its natural science mission and       |
| advances technologies for public access to USGS sites. ADT directly   |
| supports the USGS Vision, \"The USGS is a world leader in the natural |
| sciences through our scientific excellence and responsiveness to      |
| society\'s needs\". It supports the vision most specifically related  |
| to responsiveness to society\'s needs. As the need for a more robust  |
| network increases, ADT is the vehicle for providing that solution.    |
|                                                                       |
| Current Annual Performance Plan and GPRA: Having robust network       |
| architecture is essential to meeting the customer goals in the        |
| current USGS Strategic Plan. Ultimately, this system will facilitate  |
| the integration and coordination of all of USGS science activities by |
| providing the necessary tools to have instant access to all science   |
| activities in the bureau and providing information for meeting        |
| performance goals of the USGS Strategic Plan.                         |
|                                                                       |
| vBNS+, combined with supplementary connections in the architecture,   |
| fulfills the USGS requirement for significantly improved wide area    |
| networking, as well as vastly improved connectivity to the public at  |
| large, to the earth science research community, and to governmental   |
| decision-makers. This requirement supports both of USGS\'s GPRA       |
| long-term goals:                                                      |
|                                                                       |
| · Hazards: Ensure the continued transfer of hazardous-related data,   |
| risk assessments, and disaster scenarios needed by our customers      |
| before, during, and after natural disasters, and by FY 2005, increase |
| the delivery of real-time hazards information by increasing the       |
| quarterly average number of gages reporting real-time data on the     |
| Internet to minimize the loss of life and property. · Environment and |
| Natural Resources: Ensure the continued availability of long-term     |
| environmental and natural resource information and systematic         |
| analysis and investigations needed by customers, and by FY 2005,      |
| develop 20 new decision support systems and predictive tools for      |
| informed decision-making about natural systems.                       |
|                                                                       |
| As stated in the FY 2002 Annual Performance Plan under Strategic      |
| Change - Common Business Practices, \"From 2000 through 2002 our      |
| highest priority in streamlining USGS functions is to adopt and       |
| implement a Bureau-wide infrastructure that will facilitate uniform   |
| administrative, program development, performance measurement, and     |
| information systems across disciplines, regions, and programs...Full  |
| implementation to facilitate bureau-wide planning, documentation, and |
| budgeting is scheduled for FY 2003.\" ADT provides the network        |
| architecture for the bureau to meet its annual performance goals. No  |
| specific reference to the project is included in either the annual    |
| performance plan, but it is necessary for most of the projects to     |
| transmit data.                                                        |
|                                                                       |
| The ADT project is managed by USGS staff, and complemented by         |
| contractors. Due to the nature of the project and the expertise       |
| required, this balance of USGS and contractor staff is justified and  |
| is keeping with the outsourcing initiatives. This investment will     |
| improve efficiencies by increasing network capacities for             |
| significantly faster throughput and increased response times,         |
| increased accessibility, superior scalability, and lower latency.     |
| Additionally, there is a cost avoidance of integrating voice and      |
| video services that would have been otherwise incurred, and combining |
| network management and accountability services.                       |
|                                                                       |
| The proposed increase for network expenditures will enhance the       |
| backbone connectivity between major USGS sites, increase the ability  |
| for smaller offices to connect to the Internet, improve network       |
| security, and assist USGS in accomplishing e-Government goals. With   |
| the proposed increase, USGS will upgrade critical information         |
| technology infrastructure to permit increased data transmission.      |
|                                                                       |
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| **2.     How does it support the strategic goals from the             |
| President\'s Management Agenda?**                                     |
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| This investment is in direct support of the President\'s Management   |
| Agenda goals on Expanded Electronic Government and Management of      |
| Human Capital. With the former, this ADT initiative directly expands  |
| the use of the Internet 1, deploys the use of Internet 2 for          |
| collaboration with Universities and deploys other high-end networks   |
| for USGS and customer use. With leading-edge technology supporting    |
| our customers, the USGS has proven that it can attract and retain     |
| highly qualified network and system engineers. The USGS was           |
| recognized as a clear leader by GSA in its annual FTS2001 awards and  |
| has been the leader in bringing new services to the FTS2001 program.  |
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| **3.     Are there any alternative sources in the public or private   |
| sectors that could perform this function? **                          |
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| USGS\'s prior networking services were offered via DOINET and the     |
| Metropolitan Area Exchanges (MAE) for Internet. The former is defunct |
| and the MAE\'s are no longer an alternative due to extensive peering  |
| agreements that are better made by commercial ISPs, such as AT&T,     |
| Sprint, WorldCom.                                                     |
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| **4.     If so, explain why your agency did not select one of these   |
| alternatives. **                                                      |
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| USGS\'s prior networking services were offered via DOINET and the     |
| Metropolitan Area Exchanges (MAE) for Internet. The former is defunct |
| and the MAE\'s are no longer an alternative due to extensive peering  |
| agreements that are better made by commercial ISPs, such as AT&T,     |
| Sprint, WorldCom.                                                     |
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| **5.     Who are the customers for this project?**                    |
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| USGS Accessible Data Transfer customers include universities and      |
| colleges, industry, other federal agencies and USGS scientists and    |
| administrators. Increasing the networking reliability, availability   |
| and bandwidth serves all customers. For the USGS to meet its mission, |
| all major sites need to be interconnected at high speeds. Without     |
| these investments in systems technology, the USGS network will become |
| saturated as more and more customers want and need the data we        |
| provide and more scientists within the USGS rely on getting data      |
| produced by other USGS programs throughout the country. The USGS      |
| network needs to continue to quickly respond to the needs of local    |
| communities, decision-makers, and others.                             |
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| **6.     Who are the stakeholders of this project?**                  |
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| Stakeholders include the USGS and DOI management, the USGS customers  |
| who include other federal, state, local agencies, Universities and    |
| cooperators, and the public at large.                                 |
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| **7.     If this is a multi-agency initiative, identify the agencies  |
| and organizations affected by this initiative.**                      |
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| As a fallout from DOINET, other Department of Interior bureaus        |
| continue to use USGS network resources in small, but significant      |
| ways. These organizations would be impacted if the ADT is not         |
| successful.                                                           |
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| **8.     How will this investment reduce costs or improve             |
| efficiencies?**                                                       |
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| The Accessible Data Transfer investment is totally acquired from      |
| private industry, with no funding for government-developed hardware   |
| or software. The network is operated, monitored and managed under the |
| umbrella of the FTS2001 contract. This investment is cost effective,  |
| in part due to the nature of the government-wide contract. The final  |
| network facility will increase the USGS network expenditures by about |
| five-fold over the past-DOINET, but offers a forty-five fold increase |
| in bandwidth for our scientists and technical personnel. The increase |
| for network expenditures enhances the backbone connectivity between   |
| major USGS sites, increases the \"on-ramps\" from smaller \-- but     |
| scientific critical locations, and increase spending to improve       |
| network security. The latter needs significant support, as the USGS   |
| has been \"blacklisted\" on many Internet hacker sites (i.e., USGS    |
| has become a prime target for hackers). With the proposed increase,   |
| USGS will upgrade critical information technology infrastructure to   |
| permit increased data transmission to key geographic regions that are |
| in need of remote sensing and other USGS data to address pressing     |
| resource management, land use planning and other \"livability\"       |
| issues. The increase will enable USGS to initiate partnerships with   |
| these regions to enable them to receive large volumes of data, some   |
| in real time, directly related to their geographic region. One-stop   |
| shopping for many forms of geospatial data that are immediately       |
| available and easy to use will facilitate wise local and regional     |
| planning.                                                             |
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| **9.     List all other assets that interface with this asset.**      |
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| Virtually every computing and communications infrastructure asset     |
| could potentially interface with the network that results from the    |
| Accessible Data Transfer. These include, Department sponsored         |
| administrative systems, USGS scientific systems, USGS support         |
| systems, other agency and other bureau network and computing systems. |
| The USGS has made significant progress in assuring that any           |
| client-server system or web-modeled system will, in fact, be network  |
| responsive when placed in a distributed environment. A consulting     |
| review of new systems is accomplished through the USGS Executive      |
| Leadership Team and the GIO Leadership Team.                          |
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| **        Have these assets been reengineered as part of this         |
| project?**                                                            |
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  **[I.C. Performance Goals and Measures (All
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  Performance                                                                                  
  Goals and                                                                                    
  Measures (All                                                                                
  Assets)**                                                                                    

  **Fiscal      **Strategic Goal(s)   **Existing   **Planned     **Actual      **Planned       **Actual
  Year**        Supported**           Baseline**   Performance   Performance   Performance     Performance
                                                   Improvement   Improvement   Metric**        Metric
                                                   Goal**        Results**                     Results**

  **02**        Serving               TBD          Lead and      \-            Ease of Use:    \-
                Communities/Advance                Facilitate                  Customer        
                Knowledge through                  Exchange and                satisfaction (# 
                Scientific Leadership              Use of                      score) with     
                & Inform Decisions                 Knowledge                   documentation   
                through Application                                            and ease of     
                of Science                                                     integration     
                                                                               with other data 
                                                                               and information 

  **03**        Serving               TBD          Lead and      \-            Ease of Use:    \-
                Communities/Advance                Facilitate                  Customer        
                Knowledge through                  Exchange and                satisfaction (# 
                Scientific Leadership              Use of                      score) with     
                & Inform Decisions                 Knowledge                   documentation   
                through Application                                            and ease of     
                of Science                                                     integration     
                                                                               with other data 
                                                                               and information 

  **04**        Serving               TBD          Lead and      \-            Ease of Use:    \-
                Communities/Advance                Facilitate                  Customer        
                Knowledge through                  Exchange and                satisfaction (# 
                Scientific Leadership              Use of                      score) with     
                & Inform Decisions                 Knowledge                   documentation   
                through Application                                            and ease of     
                of Science                                                     integration     
                                                                               with other data 
                                                                               and information 
  ------------- --------------------- ------------ ------------- ------------- --------------- -------------

**       [I.D. Program Management (All
Assets)](http://itips.ios.doi.gov/cgi/initiative/omb300/2002/CF/20021DView.cfm)**

  ---------------------------------------------- --- ----------------------
                                                      

  **1. Is there a program manager assigned to        Yes , Stout, Elaine 
  the project? If so, what is his/her name? **       

                                                     

  **2. Is there a contracting officer assigned       Yes , Stephens,
  to the project? If so, what is his/her             Shirlee
  name? **                                           

                                                     

  **3. Is there an Integrated Project Team?**        Yes 

  **3.A. If so, list the skill set                   Skill set represented
  represented.**                                     includes; 1) technical
                                                     network management
                                                     oversight, 2) router,
                                                     switch, and component
                                                     expertise, 3) overall
                                                     architecture and
                                                     topology expertise, 4)
                                                     contracts,
                                                     procurement, service
                                                     level agreement, MOU
                                                     expertise, 5)
                                                     contracts negotiation
                                                     expertise, 6) customer
                                                     liaison and subject
                                                     matter expertise and
                                                     consultants.

                                                     

  **4. Sponsor / Owner:**                            Yes 

    **If so, what is his/her name?**                 No, Name Provided
  ---------------------------------------------- --- ----------------------

**       [I.E. Alternatives Analysis (All
Assets)](http://itips.ios.doi.gov/cgi/initiative/omb300/2002/CF/20021E1View.cfm)**

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  **1. Describe the alternative solutions you considered for
  accomplishing the agency strategic goals this project was expected to
  address. Describe the results of the feasibility/performance/benefits
  analysis. Provide comparisons of the returns (financial and other) for
  each alternative.**

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  ------------------ -----------------------------------------------------
  **I.E.1            
  Alternatives       
  Analysis and Risk  
  Management (All    
  Assets)**          

  **Alternatives**   **Description**

  **Alternative 1    
  -**                

  **Alternative 2    
  -**                

  **Alternative 3    
  -**                
  ------------------ -----------------------------------------------------

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  **2. Summarize the results of your life-cycle cost analysis performed
  for each investment and the underlying assumptions.**

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  ---------------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
  **I.E.2 Alternatives                                     
  Analysis(All Assets)**                                   

  **Cost\                **Alternative\   **Alternative\   **Alternative\
  Elements**             1**              2**              3**

                                                           

                                                           

                                                           
  ---------------------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------

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  **3. Which alternative was chosen and why? Define the Return on
  Investment (ROI). **

  **   A.  Are there any quantitative benefits that will be achieved
  through this investment (e.g., systems savings, cost avoidance,
  stakeholder benefits, etc?**

                                           

  **   B. For alternative selected, provide financial summary, including
  Net Present Value by Year and Payback Period Calculations:**

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  ----------------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -- --
  **I.E.3(B) Net                                                                                        
  Present Value by                                                                                      
  Year**                                                                                                

                    **FY**   **FY**   **FY**   **FY**   **FY**   **FY**   **FY**   **FY**   **FY**      

                                                                                                        
  ----------------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -- --

  ---------------------------------------------- --- ---------------------
                                                      

  **4. What is the date of your cost benefit         
  analysis?**                                        
  ---------------------------------------------- --- ---------------------

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  [**I.F. Risk Inventory and Assessment (All
  Assets)**](http://itips.ios.doi.gov/cgi/initiative/omb300/2002/CF/20021FView.cfm)

  **In this section, describe the results of your risk assessment for this project
  and discuss your plans to eliminate, mitigate, or manage identified risks. Risk
  Assessments performed at the initial concept stage and then monitored and
  controlled throughout the life-cycle of the project, and should include risk
  information from all stakeholders. Risk assessments for all projects must include
  schedule, costs (both initial and life cycle), technical obsolescence, feasibility,
  reliability of systems, dependencies and interoperability between this project and
  others, surety (asset protection) considerations risk of creating a monopoly for
  future procurements, capability of agency to manage the project, and overall risk
  of project failure.\
  \
  In addition, for IT projects risk must be discussed in the following categories 1)
  Organizational and Change Management, 2) Business, 3) Data/Info, 4) Technology, 5)
  Strategic, 6) Security, 7) Privacy, and 8) Project Resources. (Agencies may include
  others for IT, and may define the core set for other assets). For security risks,
  identify under the description column the level of risk as high, medium, or basic.
  What aspect of security determines the level of risk, i.e., the need for
  confidentiality of information, availability of information or the system,
  reliability of the information or system?**
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  **I.F. Risk                                                                  
  Inventory and                                                                
  Assessment**                                                                 

  **Date         **Area of    **Description**   **Probability   **Strategy     **Current
  Identified**   Risk**                         of\             for\           Status\
                                                Occurence**     Mitigation**   as of the
                                                                               date\
                                                                               of this
                                                                               Exhibit**

                                                                               

                                                                               

                                                                               

                                                                               

                                                                               

                                                                               

                                                                               

                                                                               

                                                                               

                                                                               

                                                                               
  -------------- ------------ ----------------- --------------- -------------- --------------

  ---------------------------------------------- --- ---------------------
                                                      

  **1. What is the date of your risk management      
  plan?**                                            
  ---------------------------------------------- --- ---------------------

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  **[I.G. Acquisition
  Strategy](http://itips.ios.doi.gov/cgi/initiative/omb300/2002/CF/section1g.cfm?OMBOBJECTID=27)**

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  **1. Will you use a single contract or several contracts to accomplish
  this project?**

  **1.A. If multiple contracts are planned, explain how they are related
  to each other, and how each supports the project performance goals.**

  **2. What type(s) of contract(s) will you use (e.g. cost reimbursement,
  fixed-price, etc.)?**

  **2.A. For cost reimbursement contracts, define risk not sufficiently
  covered by the risk mitigation plan to require this type of contract.**

  **3. Will you use financial incentives to motivate contractor
  performance (e.g. incentive fee, award fee, etc.)?**

  **4. Will you use competition to select suppliers?**

  **5. Will you use commercially available or COTS products, or
  custom-designed products?**

  **6. What is the date of your acquisition plan?**

  **7. How will you ensure Section 508 compliance?**

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  **[I.H. Project and Funding
  Plan](http://itips.ios.doi.gov/cgi/initiative/omb300/2002/CF/20021H1Question.cfm)**

  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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  **Is this project an Existing Baseline?    Yes**

  **I.H.1.  Description of performance-based system (PBMS):**\
  \
  **Name the software program that meets ANSI/EIA Standard 748 that you
  will use, or are using, to monitor and manage contract and project
  performance? If the project is operational (Steady State) define the
  operational analysis system that will be used. IF the project is an IT
  service contract with both operational and system improvement aspects,
  EVMS must be used on the system improvement aspects of the contract and
  operational analysis on the operations aspects. Using information
  consistent with a work breakdown structure (WBS) approach, provide the
  following in all parts of this section.**

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  ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  **[I.H.2.  Original baseline  (OMB-approved at project
  outset):](http://itips.ios.doi.gov/cgi/initiative/omb300/2002/CF/20021H2View.cfm?populateflag=2)**

  **A. What are the cost and schedule goals for this segment of phase or segment/module of the project
  (e.g., what are the major project milestones or events; when will each occur; and what is the
  estimated cost to accomplish each one)? Also identify the funding agency for each milestone or event
  if this is a multi-agency project. (This baseline must be included in all subsequent reports, even
  when there are OMB approved baseline changes shown in I.H.3).**
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  ----------------- -------------- -------- -------------- ---------- ----------------- -------------
  **Cost and                                                                            
  Schedule Goals**                                                                      

  **Description**   **Planned**                                                         

                    **Schedule**            **Duration**              **Planned Cost    **Funding
                                                                      (BCWS)**          Agency**

                    **Start Date** **End    **Days**       **Hrs.**                     
                                   Date**                                               

                                                                                        

                                                                                        

                                                                                        

                                                                                        

                                                                                        

                                                                                        
  ----------------- -------------- -------- -------------- ---------- ----------------- -------------

  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  [**I.H.3.  Proposed Baseline Changes/Current Baseline (applicable *only* if OMB approved the
  changes):**](http://itips.ios.doi.gov/cgi/initiative/omb300/2002/CF/20021H3View.cfm?populateflag=2)\
  \
  **Identify if this section is a proposed change to the original or current baseline or is an OMB
  approved baseline change. What are the new cost and schedule goals for the project (e.g., what are the
  major project milestones or events; when will each occur; and what is the estimated cost to accomplish
  each one)? Also identify the funding agency for each milestone or event if this is a multi-agency
  project. If this is a new project in the FY04 budget year, this section will be blank for your initial
  submission.**

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  ----------------- -------------- -------- -------------- ---------- ----------------- -------------
  **Cost and                                                                            
  Schedule Goals**                                                                      

  **Description**   **Planned**                                                         

                    **Schedule**            **Duration**              **Planned Cost    **Funding
                                                                      (BCWS)**          Agency**

                    **Start Date** **End    **Days**       **Hrs.**                     
                                   Date**                                               

                                                                                        

                                                                                        

                                                                                        

                                                                                        

                                                                                        

                                                                                        

                                                                                        

                                                                                        

                                                                                        

                                                                                        

                                                                                        

                                                                                        

                                                                                        
  ----------------- -------------- -------- -------------- ---------- ----------------- -------------

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  **[I.H.4 Actual Performance and Variance from OMB approved baseline
  (Current):](http://itips.ios.doi.gov/cgi/initiative/omb300/2002/CF/20021H4OrigView.cfm?populateflag=2)**

  **A. Show what work (major project milestones or events) you planned (scheduled) to accomplish and the
  cost and what work was actually done and the cost. If this is a new project in the FY04 budget year, this
  section will be blank for your initial submission. OMB may ask for latest information during the budget
  review process.**
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  ----------------- -------------- -------- -------------- ---------- ----------- ----------- -------------- -------- ------------ ----------
  **I.H.4 Actual                                                                                                                   
  Performance and                                                                                                                  
  Variance from OMB                                                                                                                
  approved baseline                                                                                                                
  (Original or                                                                                                                     
  Current):**                                                                                                                      

  **Description**   **Planned**                                                               **Actual**                           

                    **Schedule**            **Duration**              **Planned   **Funding   **Schedule**            **%          **Actual
                                                                      Cost        Agency**                            Complete**   Cost
                                                                      (BCWS)**                                                     (ACWP)**

                    **Start Date** **End    **Days**       **Hrs.**                           **Start Date** **End                 
                                   Date**                                                                    Date**                

                                                                                                                                   

                                                                                                                                   

                                                                                                                                   

                                                                                                                                   

                                                                                                                                   

                                                                                                                                   
  ----------------- -------------- -------- -------------- ---------- ----------- ----------- -------------- -------- ------------ ----------

  ------------------------------------------------------------------ ----
  **I.H.4(B) Actual Performance and Variance from OMB approved       
  baseline (Original or Current):**                                  

                                                                     

  **B.**       Provide EVMS project summary information:             

  **B.1.**   Show BCWS PCI                                           

  **B.2.**   Show BCWP                                               

  **B.3.**   Show ACWP                                               

  **B.4.**    Provide a cost curve graph plotting BCWS, BCWP, and    
  ACWP on a monthly basis from\                                      
  project or contract inception through the last report. In          
  addition, plot the ACWP curve to the\                              
  EAC value, and provide the following EVMS variance Analysis        
  ------------------------------------------------------------------ ----

  --------------------- ----------------------------------------- --------
  **I.H.4(B) Project                                              
  Summary**                                                       

                                                                  

  **PROJECT SUMMARY\    **Cost Variance = (BCWP-ACWP)**           
  AS OF 01/11/2003\                                               
  (CUMULATIVE)**                                                  

                        **CV % = (CV/BCWP) x 100%**               

                        **CPI = (BCWP/ACWP)**                     

                        **Schedule Variance = (BCWP-BCWS PCI)**   

                        **SV % = (SV/BCWS PCI) x 100%**           

                        **SPI = (BCWP/BCWS PCI)**                 

                        Performance Factor 1 (1/CPI)              

                        **EAC = ((BAC-BCWP)/CPI) + ACWP**         

                        **Variance at Completion (VAC) =          
                        (BAC-EAC)**                               

                        **VAC % = (VAC/BAC) x 100%**              

                        Performance Factor 2 (1/CPI\*SPI)         

                        **EAC2 = ((BAC-BCWP)/(CPI\*SPI)) + ACWP** 

                        **Variance at Completion (VAC2) =         
                        (BAC-EAC2)**                              

                        **Variance Percent 2 (VAC%) = (VAC/BAC) x 
                        100%**                                    

                        **ETC**                                   

                        **Expected Completion Date**              
  --------------------- ----------------------------------------- --------

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------

  **C. IF cost and/or schedule variance are a negative 10% or more,
  explain the reason(s) for the variance(s):**

  **D. Provide performance variance. Explain whether, based on work
  accomplished to date, you still expect to achieve your performance
  goals. If not, explain the reasons for the variance.**

  **E. Discuss the contractor, government, and at least the two EAC index
  formula, current estimates to complete. Explain the differences and the
  IPTs selected EAC for budgeting purposes.**

  **F. Discuss the corrective actions that will be taken to correct the
  variances, the risk associated with the actions, and how close to
  original baseline the planned actions will achieve. Define proposed
  baseline changes, if necessary.**

  **G. Has the Agency Head concurred in the need to continue the program
  at the new baseline?**

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  **Part II:  Additional Business Case Criteria for Information
  Technology**

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  **II.A Enterprise Architecture**

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| [**II.A.1                                                             |
| Business**](http://itips.ios                                          |
| .doi.gov/cgi/initiative/omb300/2002/CF/section2a1.cfm?OMBOBJECTID=27) |
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| **A. Is this project identified in your agency\'s enterprise          |
| architecture? If not, why?**                                          |
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| A formal, comprehensive USGS Enterprise Architecture (EA) has not yet |
| been developed. However, a USGS Enterprise Architecture and           |
| architecture process is underway. A team is nearing completion of an  |
| architecture governance structure and process, funding has been       |
| allocated to begin development of the architecture, and a development |
| team is being readied. While a bureau architecture is not yet in      |
| place, program specific sub-architectures do exist in various forms,  |
| and these individually tie into the bureau strategic science          |
| planning. In fact, a significant part of the process of developing    |
| the overall USGS Enterprise Architecture is integrating the various   |
| existing sub-architectures into a comprehensive bureau form.          |
|                                                                       |
| Even though the formal USGS EA is not yet in place, preliminary work  |
| has been completed as part of the creation of the USGS CIO function.  |
| The USGS Architecture Team is utilizing the Federal Enterprise        |
| Architecture and Zachman Framework as the foundation for its work. In |
| addition, the USGS is an active participant in the development of the |
| Department of Interior architecture. The simultaneous development of  |
| the DOI and USGS architectures enhances information sharing and will  |
| help insure consistency and symbiosis between the USGS and DOI EAs.   |
|                                                                       |
| Governance is key to insuring that the EA is useable and part of a    |
| dynamic process, rather than a mere document created to satisfy a     |
| regulation. As a result, the USGS has invested time up front          |
| analyzing the architecture governance issue. The USGS plan calls for  |
| establishing an Architecture program office, a Chief Architect        |
| position, and an Architecture Steering committee. The Architecture    |
| Office reports to the USGS Geographic Information Officer (GIO) under |
| the guidance of the Enterprise Architecture Steering Committee. The   |
| Architecture Office defines, communicates, implements and coordinates |
| the US Geological Survey (USGS) Enterprise Architecture (EA) program. |
| The Steering committee directs the Architecture Office, insures       |
| linkage to the science/business rules, and prioritizes projects. The  |
| GIO office began operation May 5, 2002.                               |
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|                                                                       |
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| **B. Explain how this project conforms to your departmental (entire   |
| agency) enterprise architecture.**                                    |
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| The DOI architecture is under development but not yet completed and   |
| implemented. It does have in draft form defined architectural         |
| domains, working principles, the rationale for each principle within  |
| each architectural domain, and the implications of the principle for  |
| each domain. This will be used to develop a departmental Technical    |
| Reference Model. The Accessible Data Transfer initiative fits into    |
| the Network domain, and follows the tenets of the TRM. We anticipate  |
| the ADT will conform to the Departmental enterprise architecture when |
| it is completed.                                                      |
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|                                                                       |
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| **C. Identify the Lines of Business and Sub-Functions within the      |
| Federal Enterprise Architecture Business Reference Model that will be |
| supported by this initiative.**                                       |
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|                                                                       |
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|                                                                       |
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| **D. Briefly describe how this initiative supports the identified     |
| Lines of Business and Sub-Functions of the Federal Business           |
| Architecture.**                                                       |
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|                                                                       |
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|                                                                       |
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| **E. Was this project approved through the EA Review committee at     |
| your agency?**                                                        |
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| No                                                                    |
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|                                                                       |
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| **F. What are the major process simplification/reengineering/design   |
| projects that are required as part of this initiative?**              |
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|                                                                       |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
|                                                                       |
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| **G. What are the major organization restructuring, training, and     |
| change management projects that are required?**                       |
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|                                                                       |
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|                                                                       |
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| **H. What are the Agency lines of business involved in this           |
| project?**                                                            |
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|                                                                       |
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|                                                                       |
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| **I. What are the implications for the agency business                |
| architecture?**                                                       |
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|                                                                       |
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  [**II.A.2
  Data**](http://itips.ios.doi.gov/cgi/initiative/omb300/2002/CF/section2a2.cfm?OMBOBJECTID=27)

  **A. What types of data will be used in this project?**

  **B. Does the data needed for this project already exist at the Federal, State, or Local level?
  If so, what are your plans to gain access to that data?**

  Not applicable to the Accessible Data Transfer initiative

  **C. Are there legal reasons why this data cannot be transferred? If so, what are they and did
  you address them in the barriers and risk sections above?**

  Not applicable to the Accessible Data Transfer initiative.

  **D. If this initiative processes spatial data, identify planned investments for spatial data
  and demonstrate how the agency ensures compliance with the Federal Geographic Data Committee
  standards required by OMB Circular A-16.**

  Not applicable to the Accessible Data Transfer initiative.
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| [**II.A.3 Application and                                             |
| Technology**](http://itips.ios                                        |
| .doi.gov/cgi/initiative/omb300/2002/CF/section2a3.cfm?OMBOBJECTID=27) |
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|                                                                       |
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| **A. Discuss this initiative/project in relationship to the           |
| application and technology layers of the EA. Include a discussion of  |
| hardware, applications, infrastructure, etc.**                        |
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| The DOI architecture is under development but not yet completed and   |
| implemented. It does have in draft form defined architectural         |
| domains, working principles, the rationale for each principle within  |
| each architectural domain, and the implications of the principle for  |
| each domain. This will be used to develop a departmental Technical    |
| Reference Model. The Accessible Data Transfer initiative fits into    |
| the Network domain, and follows the tenets of the TRM. In brief, the  |
| USGS architecture, 1) provides high-bandwidth backbone connecting     |
| eight primary USGS sites with, high-speed feeder circuits connecting  |
| smaller USGS sites to either the primary USGS sites or directly to    |
| the vBNS+ network. 2) provides access to the Department\'s Virtual    |
| Private Exchange (VPX) access points in Denver at the NBC-West, and   |
| the USGS mainframe in Denver, 3) provides access to and from the      |
| general public by providing very-high speed connections to the        |
| commodity Internet (i.e., Internet1), 4) provides vastly improved     |
| connections to the earth science research community of Universities   |
| and National Labs via very-high-speed connections from Reston, Sioux  |
| Falls, and Menlo Park to Internet2 exchange networks and, directly to |
| the many research institutions which are themselves vBNS+ customers.  |
|                                                                       |
| The primary network backbone architecture deployed consists of eight  |
| backbone sites with circuit access connections and equipment to       |
| support the bandwidth requirements of USGS offices. All equipment is  |
| placed on USGS premise and is primarily managed by the USGS, with     |
| WorldCom and USGS-Internet partners (such as, NOAA) in support roles. |
| The backbone consists of the eight Backbone nodes and is              |
| characterized by full mesh connectivity (i.e., any other node is only |
| one-hop away), direct access to WorldCom\'s vBNS+, support of hubbing |
| from other USGS locations, and very/ultra-high-speed circuit access   |
| and advanced switches and routers. Each Tier 1 node has Permanent     |
| Virtual Circuit (PVC) to every other node. The WorldCom vBNS+ network |
| is a Next Generation IP Network similar to the Internet. USGS routes  |
| are advertised to other vBNS+ customers using TCP/IP and Border       |
| Gateway Protocol (BGP).                                               |
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|                                                                       |
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| **B. Are all of the hardware, applications, and infrastructure        |
| requirements for this project included in the EA Technical Reference  |
| Model? If not, please explain.**                                      |
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| The DOI architecture is under development but not yet completed and   |
| implemented. It does have in draft form defined architectural         |
| domains, working principles, the rationale for each principle within  |
| each architectural domain, and the implications of the principle for  |
| each domain. This will be used to develop a departmental Technical    |
| Reference Model. The Accessible Data Transfer initiative fits into    |
| the Network domain, and follows the tenets of the TRM. The ADT is for |
| networking infrastructure, functioning at Layers 1 (physical), 2      |
| (data link), 3 (network), and 4 (transport) of the OSI model. All     |
| hardware and infrastructure are included in the TRM. All applications |
| functioning at the higher layers are dependent on this network        |
| infrastructure.                                                       |
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  **[II.B Security and
  Privacy](http://itips.ios.doi.gov/cgi/initiative/omb300/2002/CF/section2b.cfm?OMBOBJECTID=27)**

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  **NOTE: Each category below must be addressed at the project
  (system/application) level, not at a program or a gency level, not at a
  program or agency level.  Referring to security plans or other
  documents is not an acceptable response.**

  **II.B.1. How is security provided and funded for this project (e.g.,
  by program office or by the CIO through the general support
  system/network)?**

  **A. What is the total dollar amount allocated to security for this
  project in FY04? **

  **II.B.2. Does the project (system/application) meet the following
  security requirements of the Government Information Security Reform
  Act,\
  OMB policy, and NIST guidance?**

  **A. Does the project (system/application) have an up-to-date security
  plan that meets the requirements of OMB policy and NIST guidance?  What
  is the date of the plan? **

  **B. Has the project undergone an approved certification and
  accreditation process?  Specify the C&A methodology used (e.g., NIST
  guidance) and the date of the last review.**

  **C. Have the management, operational, and technical security controls
  been tested for effectiveness?  When were most recent tests
  performed?**

  **D. Have all system users been appropriately trained in past year,
  including rules of behavior and consequences for violating the rules?**

  **E. How has incident handling capability been incorporated into the
  system, including intrusion detection monitoring and audit log
  reviews?\
  Are incidents reported to GSA\'s FedCIRC?**

  **F. Is the system operated by contractors either on-site or at a
  contractor facility?  If yes, does any such contract include specific
  security requirements required by law and policy?  How are contractor
  security procedures monitored, verified, and validated by the
  agency?\"**

  **II.B.3. How does the agency ensure the effective use of security
  controls and authentication tools to protect privacy for those systems
  that promote or permit public access? **

  **II.B.4. How does the agency ensure that the handling of personal
  information is consistent with relevant government-wide and agency
  policies.**

  **II.B.5. If a Privacy Impact Assessment was conducted, please provide
  a copy to OMB.**
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  **[II.C. Government Paperwork Elimination Act
  (GPEA)](http://itips.ios.doi.gov/cgi/initiative/omb300/2002/CF/section2c.cfm?OMBOBJECTID=27)**

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  **II.C.1. If this project supports electronic transactions or
  record-keeping that is covered by GPEA, briefly describe the
  transaction or record-keeping functions and how this investment relates
  to your agency\'s GPEA plan**                                      

  Not applicable.

  **II.C.2. What is the date of your GPEA plan?**

  01/01/1900

  **II.C.3. Identify any OMB Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) control
  numbers from information collections that are tied to this
  investment. **

  Not applicable.

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