(11) Sponsor, initiate, and support research 
and demonstration projects in partnership with pri-
vate sector industry and academic institutions to le-
verage private sector expertise and innovation in 
order to enhance existing technologies or identify 
breakthrough innovations that can improve the Fed-
eral Government’s use of technology. 
(12) Lead an interagency effort, working with 
the chief technology and chief information officers of 
each of the Federal departments and agencies, to 
promote the use of best-in-class technologies, share 
best practices, and establish an information tech-
nology plan for the Federal Government that im-
proves the effectiveness, efficiency, security, and pri-
vacy of the Federal Government’s information infra-
structure and information technology-based services. 
(13) Any other functions and activities that the 
President may assign to the Federal CTO. 
(c) POLICY PLANNING; ANALYSIS AND ADVICE.—The 
Office shall serve as a source of analysis and advice for 
the President and heads of Federal departments and agen-
cies with respect to major policies, plans, and programs 
of the Federal Government associated with information 
technology. In carrying out this section, the Federal CTO 
shall— 
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(1) define coherent and systematic approaches 
for applying the use of information technology to 
critical and emerging Federal Government informa-
tion management problems, and promote coordina-
tion of the responsibilities and programs of Federal 
departments and agencies in the resolution of the 
problems; 
(2) gather timely and authoritative information 
concerning significant developments and trends in 
information technology, and in national priorities, 
both current and prospective, and analyze and inter-
pret the information for the purpose of determining 
whether the developments and trends are likely to 
affect achievement of the priority goals of the Fed-
eral Government; 
(3) encourage the development and mainte-
nance of an adequate knowledge base for human re-
sources in information technology, including the de-
velopment of appropriate models to forecast future 
workforce requirements, and assess the effects of 
major governmental and public programs on human 
resources and their utilization; 
(4) initiate studies and analyses, including sys-
tems analyses and technology assessments, of alter-
natives available for the resolution of critical and 
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emerging 
information 
technology 
infrastructure 
problems and, insofar as possible, determine and 
compare probable costs, benefits, and impacts of the 
alternatives; 
(5) assess the impact of information technology 
and networked information technology systems and 
applications on cybersecurity and personal privacy, 
utilizing Presidential and departmental advisory 
committees and agencies, such as the Privacy and 
Civil Liberties Oversight Board, the Information Se-
curity and Privacy Advisory Board managed under 
the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
the Department of Homeland Security Data Privacy 
and Integrity Advisory Board, and the National In-
frastructure Advisory Committee, and advise the 
President on steps necessary to mitigate and man-
age security and privacy risks; 
(6) advise the President on the extent to which 
the information technology programs, policies, and 
operations activities of the Federal Government are 
likely to affect the achievement of the priority goals 
of the Government; 
(7) provide the President with periodic reviews 
of Federal statutes and administrative regulations of 
the various Federal departments and agencies which 
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affect research and development activities, internally 
and in relation to the private sector, or which may 
interfere with desirable technological innovation, to-
gether with recommendations for elimination, re-
form, or updating, as appropriate of the statutes 
and regulations; 
(8) establish public-private partnerships to co-
ordinate Federal Government’s information tech-
nology research agenda with private sector research 
and development initiatives and provide guidance to 
research-funding agencies; 
(9) develop, review, revise, and recommend cri-
teria for determining information technology activi-
ties warranting Federal support, and recommend 
Federal policies designed to advance the develop-
ment and maintenance of effective and efficient in-
formation technology capabilities, including human 
resources, at all levels of government, academia, and 
industry, and the effective application of the capa-
bilities to national needs; 
(10) assess, and advise, on policies for inter-
national cooperation in information technology which 
will advance the national and international objectives 
of the United States; 
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(11) identify and assess areas in which informa-
tion technology can be used effectively in addressing 
national and international problems; and 
(12) perform such other duties and functions 
and make and furnish such studies, reports, and rec-
ommendations as the President may request. 
(d) OPERATIONS.— 
(1) POWERS.—To carry out the duties de-
scribed in subsections (b) and (c), the Federal CTO 
may do the following: 
(A) HEARINGS.—Hold public hearings on 
any relevant topic. 
(B) CONDUCT STUDIES.—Conduct a study 
on any relevant topic. 
(C) ADVISORY
PANELS.—Establish advi-
sory panels composed of individuals appointed 
by the Federal CTO for such terms as the Fed-
eral CTO determines appropriate. 
(D) GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS.—Award 
grants and fellowships. 
(E) MAILS.—Use the United States mails 
in the same manner and under the same condi-
tions as departments and agencies of the 
United States. 
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(F) CONTRACT
AUTHORITY.—To the ex-
tent or in the amounts provided in advance in 
appropriations Acts, enter into contracts with 
and compensate a government or private agency 
or person for the conduct of activities under 
this section. 
(G) AUTHORITY
TO
ACCEPT
VOLUNTARY 
SERVICES.— 
(i) Notwithstanding section 1342 of 
title 31, United States Code, accept the 
service of a volunteer. 
(ii) Reimburse a volunteer for ex-
penses or office supplies and local travel, 
and for travel expenses, including per diem 
in lieu of subsistence, incurred in per-
forming services for the Office. 
(H) 
TEMPORARY
AND
INTERMITTENT 
SERVICES.—Obtain temporary and intermittent 
services in the same manner as an agency 
under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States 
Code. 
(2) VOLUNTEER
DEEMED
A
FEDERAL
EM-
PLOYEE.—While performing services for the Office, 
a volunteer is deemed an employee of the Federal 
Government for the purposes of the following: 
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