IT Standards Library 
Welcome to the Federal Student Aid Chief Information Officer's Information Technology IT Standards Library. Federal Student Aid and its contractors must comply with IT standards and guidelines applicable to all federal agencies. They must also comply with the policies and procedures specific to the U.S. Department of Education and Federal Student Aid. The IT Standards Library offers pertinent references for those who do or would like to do business with Federal Student Aid. Documents selected for the library , however , may not encompass all of the documentation or references necessary to perform work for Federal Student Aid. The library includes material in three broad categories : U.S. Department of Education Specific Resources Federal Student Aid Specific Resources Select Federal Standards and Guidelines 

U.S. Department of Education Specific Resources 
This section of the IT Standards Library includes documents pertinent to the U.S. Department of Education as a whole. 

Resources 
Security Requirements for Contractors Doing Business with the Department of Education The Department uses its Administrative Communications System to issue policies and procedures applicable to Department employees and contractors. Handbooks and departmental directives identify security policies and procedures contractors doing business with the Department must comply with. Administrative Communications System Departmental Handbooks and Directives IT Dashboard The IT Dashboard was launched on June 1 , 2009, to provide Federal agencies and the public with the ability to view details of Federal Information Technology IT investments online and to track their progress over time. The IT Dashboard displays data received from agency IT Portfolio and Business Case reports, including general information on over 7,000 Federal IT investments and detailed data for over 700 of those investments that agencies classify as " major . " Federal IT Dashboard 

Federal Student Aid

user: I want to know about the IT Standards Library, especially about the General and Federal Guidelines section.

assistant: this is the section that highlights federal organizations involved in establishing and coordinating the implementation of federal laws, regulations, standards, and guidelines applicable to information and information technology management.

assistant: Do you want to know about the resources available to you?

user: Not right now.

user: Please tell me some of the resources available about the Lifecycle Management Methodology.

assistant: Apart from the Lifecycle Management Methodology in itself, you can also get information about the LMM Tailoring Plan Template.

user: and about the General and Federal Guidelines section, to what agencies it applies?

assistant: The standards and guidelines from this section apply to all federal agencies and departments.

user: What is the purpose of the Lifecycle Management Methodology?

assistant: the LMM is a comprehensive process for managing information projects from vision to retirement.

user: Tell me a bit about the Federal Student Aid Specific REsources section.

assistant: this section includes documents that are specific to the Federal Student Aid IT lifecycle for all projects and it also contains all pertinent references that an IT project may be required to comply with.