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 need some guidance about the IT Standards Library guidelines please.

assistant: Our IT Standards Library standards and guidelines apply to all federal agencies and departments and they must be followed for all wishing to apply for Federal Student Aid.

assistant: Would you like to know about the resources that can be provided?

user: No thank you.

user: I'm more interested in testing services. What can you tell me them?

assistant: We have information about Enterprise Test Management Standards.

user: And is there information about Technology Standards and Products?

assistant: Yes we have a Technology Standards and Products Guide that might be useful to you.

user: Is there a standard for quality assurance?

assistant: Certainly. The Production Readiness Review PRR serves as the final, formal, and documented decision point before a new application or a significant release of an existing application enters Federal Student Aid 's production environment and is exposed to end-users.

user: Do you have any information specifically about the Federal Student Aid program?

assistant: Yes you can find documents that are specific to the Federal Student Aid IT lifecycle for all projects. It  also lists other pertinent references that an IT project may be required to comply with dependent on the contract.