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<StrategicPlan xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.stratml.net  http://xml.gov/stratml/references/StrategicPlan.xsd" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns="http://www.stratml.net"><Name>FEDERAL CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICERS COUNCIL   CHARTER</Name><Description></Description><OtherInformation></OtherInformation><StrategicPlanCore><Organization><Name>Federal Chief Information Officers Council </Name><Acronym>CIOC</Acronym><Identifier>_2f91fc52-3883-403c-8e4a-ee2c4641dfd9</Identifier><Description>The Federal CIO Council is the principal interagency forum to improve agency practices related to the design, acquisition, development, modernization, sustainment, use, sharing, and performance of Federal Government information technology (IT). The CIO Council is one element of an interagency support structure established to achieve information resource management (IRM) objectives delineated in statute, including but not limited to the E-Government Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-347), Government Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA), Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), the Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA), and the Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996 (ITMRA). </Description><Stakeholder><Name>CIOC Leadership</Name><Description>COUNCIL LEADERSHIP -- 
The CIO Council shall be led by:
&#8226;	The Deputy Director for Management (DDM) of the Office of Management and Budget, who shall act as chairperson of the Council;
&#8226;	The Federal Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the United States, who shall act as director and lead the activities of the Council on behalf of the chairperson.
The CIO Council, from among its members, shall select the Vice-Chairperson of the CIO Council. The Vice-Chairperson shall be an agency CIO, and in this capacity shall serve two consecutive one-year terms, but may serve multiple terms beyond two years. 
</Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>Deputy Director for Management (DDM) of the Office of Management and Budget</Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>Federal Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the United States</Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>CIOC Members</Name><Description>COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP -- 
The CIO Council shall be comprised of:
&#8226;	The Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA);
&#8226;	The Chief Information Officer of each agency described under section 901(b) of Title 31 of the U.S. Code;
&#8226;	The Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence community;
&#8226;	The Chief Information Officer of the Department of Homeland Security;
&#8226;	The Chief Information Officer of the Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force, if chief information officers have been designated for such departments under section 3506(a)(2)(B);
&#8226;	Two Small Agency Council representatives;
&#8226;	Any other officer or employee of the United States, as designated by the Executive Committee of the CIO Council.
</Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA)</Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>Agency Chief Information Officers</Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>Chief Information Officer of the Intelligence Community</Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>Chief Information Officer of the Department of Homeland Security</Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>Chief Information Officer of the Department of the Army</Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>Chief Information Officer of the Department of the Navy</Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>Chief Information Officer of the Department of the Air Force</Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>CIOC Ex-Officio Members</Name><Description>EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS -- 
The following members may attend the Council meetings, but do not have voting rights.
&#8226;	Chief Financial Officers Council representative
&#8226;	Federal Acquisition Officers Council representative
&#8226;	Chief Human Capital Officers Council representative
&#8226;	Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency representative
&#8226;	Associate Administrator for Government-wide Policy, General Services Administration
&#8226;	Associate Administrator for Citizen Services and Innovative Technologies, General Services Administration
&#8226;	National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) representative
&#8226;	National Archives and Records Administration representative
&#8226;	At least one state and local government representative 
&#8226;	Others designated by vote of the Executive Committee of the CIO Council
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</Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency</Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>Associate Administrator for Government-wide Policy</Name><Description>General Services Administration</Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)</Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>National Archives and Records Administration</Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder></Organization><Vision><Description>The CIO Council aspires to promote a bright and prosperous future for the United States through the strategic use of Federal Information Technology. 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Innovative Approaches</Name><Description>Share lessons learned, ideas, best practices, and innovative approaches related to IT management</Description><Identifier>_023b1194-6f4c-11e2-89e6-74292afe7cf6</Identifier><SequenceIndicator>3</SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder><Name></Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><OtherInformation></OtherInformation><Objective><Name></Name><Description></Description><Identifier>_023b12a2-6f4c-11e2-89e6-74292afe7cf6</Identifier><SequenceIndicator></SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder><Name></Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><OtherInformation></OtherInformation></Objective></Goal><Goal><Name>Multi-Agency Projects &amp; Innovative Initiatives</Name><Description>Assist the Federal Chief Information Officer (Federal CIO) in the identification, development, and coordination of multi-agency projects and other innovative initiatives to improve Federal Government performance through the use of IT</Description><Identifier>_023b137e-6f4c-11e2-89e6-74292afe7cf6</Identifier><SequenceIndicator>4</SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder><Name>Federal Chief Information Officer (Federal CIO)</Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><OtherInformation></OtherInformation><Objective><Name></Name><Description></Description><Identifier>_023b1446-6f4c-11e2-89e6-74292afe7cf6</Identifier><SequenceIndicator></SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder><Name></Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><OtherInformation></OtherInformation></Objective></Goal><Goal><Name>Collaboration &amp; Community Building</Name><Description>Promote collaboration and community building among Federal Agency CIOs  for  purposes of sharing best practices, transferring knowledge, and developing a unified approach for  addressing  Federal IT challenges</Description><Identifier>_023b152c-6f4c-11e2-89e6-74292afe7cf6</Identifier><SequenceIndicator>5</SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder><Name>Federal Agency CIOs</Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><OtherInformation></OtherInformation><Objective><Name></Name><Description></Description><Identifier>_023b15fe-6f4c-11e2-89e6-74292afe7cf6</Identifier><SequenceIndicator></SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder><Name></Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><OtherInformation></OtherInformation></Objective></Goal><Goal><Name>IT Management Performance Measures</Name><Description>Promote the development and use by agencies of common IT management performance measures under Chapter 36 and Title II of the E-Government Act of 2002</Description><Identifier>_023b16da-6f4c-11e2-89e6-74292afe7cf6</Identifier><SequenceIndicator>6</SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder><Name></Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><OtherInformation></OtherInformation><Objective><Name></Name><Description></Description><Identifier>_023b17c0-6f4c-11e2-89e6-74292afe7cf6</Identifier><SequenceIndicator></SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder><Name></Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><OtherInformation></OtherInformation></Objective></Goal><Goal><Name>Intra-Agency IT Portfolio Management</Name><Description>Serve as a forum for collaboration on intra-agency IT portfolio management to reduce duplicative IT investments and drive the efficient use of IT resources across agencies within the Federal Government</Description><Identifier>_023b189c-6f4c-11e2-89e6-74292afe7cf6</Identifier><SequenceIndicator>7</SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder><Name></Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><OtherInformation></OtherInformation><Objective><Name></Name><Description></Description><Identifier>_023b1978-6f4c-11e2-89e6-74292afe7cf6</Identifier><SequenceIndicator></SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder><Name></Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><OtherInformation></OtherInformation></Objective></Goal><Goal><Name>IT Standards</Name><Description>Partner, as appropriate, with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Office of the Federal CIO (OMB) to develop recommendations on IT standards developed under section 20 of the NIST Act (15 U.S.C. 278g&#8211;3) and promulgated under Section 11331 of Title 40, and maximize the use of commercial standards to the extent possible, including the following:</Description><Identifier>_023b1ae0-6f4c-11e2-89e6-74292afe7cf6</Identifier><SequenceIndicator>8</SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder><Name>National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)</Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>Office of the Federal CIO (OMB)</Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><OtherInformation></OtherInformation><Objective><Name>Interconnectivity &amp; Interoperability</Name><Description>Standards and guidelines for interconnectivity and interoperability as described under section 3504</Description><Identifier>_023b1bda-6f4c-11e2-89e6-74292afe7cf6</Identifier><SequenceIndicator>8.1</SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder><Name></Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><OtherInformation></OtherInformation></Objective><Objective><Name>Information Categorization</Name><Description>Standards and guidelines for categorizing Federal Government electronic information to enable efficient use of technologies, consistent with the process under section 207(d) of the E-Government Act of 2002</Description><Identifier>_023b1cc0-6f4c-11e2-89e6-74292afe7cf6</Identifier><SequenceIndicator>8.2</SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder><Name></Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><OtherInformation></OtherInformation></Objective><Objective><Name>Computer System Efficiency &amp; Security</Name><Description>Standards and guidelines for Federal Government computer system efficiency and security</Description><Identifier>_023b1dce-6f4c-11e2-89e6-74292afe7cf6</Identifier><SequenceIndicator>8.3</SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder><Name></Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><OtherInformation></OtherInformation></Objective></Goal><Goal><Name>Hiring, Training, Classification &amp; Professional Development</Name><Description>Work with the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to assess and address the hiring, training, classification, and professional development needs of Federal employees in areas related to IT  management</Description><Identifier>_023b1ebe-6f4c-11e2-89e6-74292afe7cf6</Identifier><SequenceIndicator>9</SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder><Name>Office of Personnel Management (OPM)</Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><OtherInformation></OtherInformation><Objective><Name></Name><Description></Description><Identifier>_023b1fb8-6f4c-11e2-89e6-74292afe7cf6</Identifier><SequenceIndicator></SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder><Name></Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><OtherInformation></OtherInformation></Objective></Goal><Goal><Name>Federal Records</Name><Description>Work with the Archivist of the United States to assess how the Federal Records Act can be addressed effectively by Federal IT initiatives and activities</Description><Identifier>_023b20c6-6f4c-11e2-89e6-74292afe7cf6</Identifier><SequenceIndicator>10</SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder><Name>Archivist of the United States</Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><OtherInformation></OtherInformation><Objective><Name></Name><Description></Description><Identifier>_023b21ca-6f4c-11e2-89e6-74292afe7cf6</Identifier><SequenceIndicator></SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder><Name></Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><OtherInformation></OtherInformation></Objective></Goal><Goal><Name>Perspectives</Name><Description>Solicit perspectives from the Chief Financial Officers Council, Federal Acquisition Officers Council, Chief Human Capital Officers&#8217; Council, Budget Officers Advisory Council, and other key groups of in the Federal Government, as well as industry, academia, and other Federal, tribal, and state and local governments, on matters of concern to the Council as appropriate</Description><Identifier>_023b22d8-6f4c-11e2-89e6-74292afe7cf6</Identifier><SequenceIndicator>11</SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder><Name>Chief Financial Officers Council</Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>Federal Acquisition Officers Council</Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>Chief Human Capital Officers&#8217; Council</Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>Budget Officers Advisory Council</Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>Industry</Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>Academia</Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>Federal Governments</Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>Tribal Governments</Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>State Governments</Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><Stakeholder><Name>Local Governments</Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><OtherInformation></OtherInformation><Objective><Name></Name><Description></Description><Identifier>_023b23fa-6f4c-11e2-89e6-74292afe7cf6</Identifier><SequenceIndicator></SequenceIndicator><Stakeholder><Name></Name><Description></Description></Stakeholder><OtherInformation></OtherInformation></Objective></Goal></StrategicPlanCore><AdministrativeInformation><StartDate>2012-11-14</StartDate><EndDate></EndDate><PublicationDate>2013-02-04</PublicationDate><Source>https://cio.gov/wp-content/plugins/download-monitor/download.php?id=160</Source><Submitter><FirstName>Owen</FirstName><LastName>Ambur</LastName><PhoneNumber></PhoneNumber><EmailAddress>Owen.Ambur@verizon.net</EmailAddress></Submitter></AdministrativeInformation></StrategicPlan>