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1 All LR OMB Circular A-130: Management of Federal 

Information Resources See: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a130/a130trans4.htmlRequired by law, regulation, Presidential directive, or other official directive or to ensure national security.

1 All LR Privacy Requirements

See: http://www.firstgov.gov/webcontent/req6a.shtmlRequired by law, regulation, Presidential directive, or other official directive or to ensure national security.

1 All LR Security Protocols To Protect Information

See: http://www.firstgov.gov/webcontent/req6b.shtmlRequired by law, regulation, Presidential directive, or other official directive or to ensure national security.
1 All LR Access for People with Disabilities (Section 

508) See: http://www.firstgov.gov/webcontent/req6c.shtmlRequired by law, regulation, Presidential directive, or other official directive or to ensure national security.

1 All LR Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

See: http://www.firstgov.gov/webcontent/req6d.shtmlRequired by law, regulation, Presidential directive, or other official directive or to ensure national security.

1 All LR Information Quality 

See: http://www.firstgov.gov/webcontent/req6e.shtmlRequired by law, regulation, Presidential directive, or other official directive or to ensure national security.

1 All LR Access for People with Limited English 

Proficiency See: http://www.firstgov.gov/webcontent/req6f.shtmlRequired by law, regulation, Presidential directive, or other official directive or to ensure 

1 All LR Access for People with Limited English 

Proficiency See: http://www.firstgov.gov/webcontent/req6f.shtmlRequired by law, regulation, Presidential directive, or other official directive or to ensure 
1 All LR Priorities and Schedules for Posting Content 

See: http://www.firstgov.gov/webcontent/req6g.shtmlRequired by law, regulation, Presidential directive, or other official directive or to ensure national security.

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1 All LR Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) 

See: http://www.firstgov.gov/webcontent/req6h.shtmlRequired by law, regulation, Presidential directive, or other official directive or to ensure national security.

1 All LR Government Paperwork Elimination Act 

(GPEA) See: http://www.firstgov.gov/webcontent/req6i.shtmlRequired by law, regulation, Presidential directive, or other official directive or to ensure 

1 All LR Records Management

See: http://www.firstgov.gov/webcontent/req6j.shtmlRequired by law, regulation, Presidential directive, or other official directive or to ensure 

1 All LR Digital Rights, Copyright, Trademark, and 

Patent Laws See: http://www.firstgov.gov/webcontent/req6k.shtmlRequired by law, regulation, Presidential directive, or other official directive or to ensure national security.
1 All LR Government Performance Results Act 

(GPRA) See: http://www.firstgov.gov/webcontent/req6l.shtmlRequired by law, regulation, Presidential 

1 All LR Small Business Paperwork Relief Act 

See: http://www.firstgov.gov/webcontent/req6m.shtmlRequired by law, regulation, Presidential directive, or other official directive or to ensure national security.

1 All LR Restrictions on Lobbying

See: http://www.firstgov.gov/webcontent/req6n.shtmlRequired by law, regulation, Presidential directive, or other official directive or to ensure national security.

1 All LR No Fear Act

See: http://www.firstgov.gov/webcontent/req6o.shtmlRequired by law, regulation, Presidential directive, or other official directive or to ensure national security.

1 All LR Categorization of Information 

See: http://www.firstgov.gov/webcontent/req6p.shtmlRequired by law, regulation, Presidential directive, or other official directive or to ensure national security.
1 All LR, MT, UER Section 508 - 

http://www.ocio.usda.gov/508/index.html 508 Statute requires that Federal agencies' electronic and information technology (EIT) is accessible to people with disabilities, including employees and members of the public. Required by law, regulation, Presidential directive, or other official directive or to ensure national security.

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1 All LR, MT, UER Directives - 

http://www.ocio.usda.gov/directives/index.htmDepartmental Directives are used to issue policies, procedures, and guidance which have

general applicability to employees and two or more USDA agencies, or staff offices, of the Department.

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1 All LR, MT, UER Records Management - 

http://www.ocio.usda.gov/records/index.html The OCIO is responsible for managing USDA's Record Management Program. Policies, responsibilities, and procedures for record keeping and responsibilities of personnel in various Departmental positions with respect to records are summarized in Departmental Regulation 3080-001.

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1 All LR, MT, UER Quality of Information Guidelines - 

http://www.ocio.usda.gov/qi_guide/index.html OMB's guidelines require Federal agencies subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) to: (1) issue information quality guidelines for the information the agencies disseminate; (2) establish administrative mechanisms allowing affected persons to seek and obtain correction of information disseminated by the agencies on or after October 1, 2002 that does not comply with OMB or agency guidelines; and (3) annually report to OMB the number and nature

of complaints received by the agencies regarding agency compliance with OMB and agency guidelines and how such complaints were resolved. 

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1 All LR, MT, UER Quality of Information Requests -

http://www.ocio.usda.gov/qi_request/index.html In compliance with the requirements of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Quality of Information Guidelines, this page provides information pertaining to requests for correction of information disseminated by the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO).

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1 All LR, MT, UER Personnel Vacancy Announcements - 

http://www.ocio.usda.gov/personnel/vacancy/index.html As part of the USDA, the OCIO observes the same hiring guidelines and procedures of the USDA. These can be found at the OCIO Personnel Site and the USDA Office of Human Resource Management 

(OHRM). 

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1 All LR, MT, UER Information Collection - 

http://www.ocio.usda.gov/infoc/index.html USDA's Information Collection Office is the Department's contact point for evaluating agency information collection packages as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) to insure the burden of information collected from the public is kept to the minimum. In this role the office acts as an intermediary between the Office of Management and Budget and USDA agencies to obtain approval to collect information. Additionally, this office reviews significant rulemakings for compliance with the PRA. 

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1 All LR, MT, UER Capital Planning and Investment Control 

(CPIC) - http://www.ocio.usda.gov/cpic/index.html A systematic approach to selecting, managing, and evaluating information technology investments. CPIC is mandated by the Clinger Cohen Act of 1996 which requires federal agencies to focus more on the results achieved through IT investments while streamlining the federal IT procurement 

process. 

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1 All LR, MT, UER IT Workforce - 

http://www.ocio.usda.gov/itwork/index.html The increased focus on the strategic management of human capital dates to the Clinger Cohen Act of 1996. One of the requirements of this Act is the mandate for all federal Agencies to perform an IT workforce assessment. The Act requires federal Chief Information Officers to implement a professional development strategy to ensure that IT staff posses the knowledge, competencies and skills necessary to meet agency requirements as they relate to information resources management.

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1 All LR, MT, UER Forms Management - 

http://www.ocio.usda.gov/forms/index.html Mission-critical and essential for program operations. The OCIO, Information Management Division, has overall responsibility for the USDA Forms Management Program. Currently each agency or staff office uses the most cost effective method of stocking, reproducing and ordering forms. Several avenues are available for USDA to make use of forms. 

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1 All LR, MT, UER National Information Technology Center - 

http://www.ocio.usda.gov/nitc/index.html Mission-critical and essential for program operations. The National information Technology Center (NITC) is part of the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The mission of NITC is to provide reliable and cost-effective Information Technology Solutions to achieve effective mission performance delivery for the USDA, its agencies, and others.

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1 All LR, MT, UER Telecommunications Services and 

Operations - http://www.ocio.usda.gov/tso/index.html Mission-critical and essential for program operations. (TSO) implements, manages and maintains USDA Telecommunications Programs through its department-wide telecommunications and network security services and operations. 

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1 LR, MT, UER Enterprise Architecture - 

http://www.ocio.usda.gov/e_arch/index.html Mission-critical and essential for program operations. The Electronic Government Act of 2002 defines an enterprise architecture as:"a strategic information asset base which defines the mission; the information necessary

to perform the mission; the technologies necessary to perform the mission; and the transitional processes for implementing new technologies in response to changing mission needs and includes: a baseline architecture; a target architecture; and a sequencing plan." 

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2 All LR, MT, UER USDA IT Investment Project Management 

Training Program - http://www.ocio.usda.gov/p_mgnt/index.html Mission-critical and essential for program operations. This program provides participants

the tools and techniques needed to manage IT projects effectively with an emphasis on the issues encountered in managing within the USDA Capital Planning and Investment Control process and other Federal guidance. 

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1 All LR, MT, UER IT Security - 

http://www.ocio.usda.gov/security/index.html Mission-critical and essential for program operations. Currently the OCIO provides Department-wide guidance and training on information security issues. OCIO also participates with leading government security organizations to ensure the Department's security policies and practices are up to-date.

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