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: What is the General and Federal Guidelines and what do they do?

assistant: The General and Federal Guidelines of the IT Standards Library highlights federal organizations involved in establishing and coordinating the implementation of federal laws, regulations, standards and guidelines for information and information technology management for all federal agencies and departments.

assistant: Would you need some resources to use?

user: Yes, I would like some resources.

assistant: One of them is the Office of Management and Budget Resources.

user: What is the Enterprise Rational Solution used for?

assistant: The Federal Student Aid Enterprise Rational Solution is for sytems development efforts and it is an integrated solution for such things as requirements, tests, and configuration management.

user: What pertinent info does the IT Standards Library offer?

assistant: The IT STandards Library offers references for those who do or would like to do business with Federal Student Aid.

user: Would the documents selected for thel IT Standards Library cover all the documentation?

assistant: It does encompass most of the documentation or references necessary to perform work for Federal Student Aid but may not encompass all.

user: What does the IT Dashboard display?

assistant: The IT Dashboard will show data received from agency IT Portfolio and Business Case reports, including general info on over 7,000 Federal IT investments and detailed data for over 700 of those investment.