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CIO COUNCIL STRATEGIC PLAN
GOAL 2: INTEROPERABLE AND
INNOVATIVE GOVERNMENT-
WIDE IT INITIATIVES
The goal of interoperable and innovative
Government-wide IT initiatives reflects
an on-going Council focus. The focus is
on laying the foundation for Government
business processes and systems to
operate seamlessly. This has gained
importance given the impact of e-
Government. The Council identified five
objectives to support the achievement of
this goal.
1) Develop an interoperable
Government-wide PKI based on
sound policy guidance framework.
2) Establish the use of open,
standards-based IT architectures.
3) Develop a formal Governmentindustry
partnership to institute an IT
accessibility test standard.
4) Foster sharing of best practices
related to Federal IT applications.
5) Develop models of Knowledge
Management Communities of
Practice.
INTEROPERABILITY AND
INNOVATION
Background:
Although considerable work has been
accomplished to address the narrow
focus and lack of interoperability in
today's systems, much remains to be
done. The mandates of the Clinger-
Cohen Act must be completely fulfilled.
Agencies must now address how to fully
implement their architectures and
related standards. The Federal
Enterprise Architecture Framework has
been defined but needs to be fleshed
out.
The rapid development of e-
Government has also resulted in
additional interoperability concerns.
These include a Government-wide PKI
to facilitate Government-wide
transaction processing and information
sharing. The Council recognizes the
importance of security and privacy
considerations in the context of the
wider interoperability arena.
Two additional areas that the Council
has identified for action are relatively
recent. The first is the need for
accessibility models and architectures to
support the implementation of recent
regulations and legislation (e.g., Section
508). The second is Knowledge
Management (KM) with an emphasis on
exploring ways of using this promising
approach.
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