The IT governance & data transparency division coordinates with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Chief Information Officers Council (CIOC), and other federal agencies on technology budget and spending initiatives. The division comprises four parts:
- IT governance and data transparency
- Folio Federal Shared Service
- Federal IT Dashboard
- SHARE IT Act PMO
Division Functional Statements:
- Coordinate policy between OMB, the Chief Information Officers Council (CIOC), and other federal agencies on a variety of IT governance, capital planning and investment control, and IT management issues.
- Manage a federal shared service that supports both the agency internal collection and reporting of IT project cost, schedule, risk, performance, and contract data.
- Manage the SHARE IT Act PMO to coordinate between OMB, the Chief Information Officers Council (CIOC), and other federal agencies on storing, listing, and sharing custom-developed software code.
- Manage a public facing software solution that collects agency IT budget and management data that serves as both an input into OMB Budget deliberations as well as provide transparency to GAO, Congress, and the public.
- Manage a governmentwide community of practice that facilitates and provides a repository for the sharing of best practices and lessons learned among federal agencies as they work to mature their internal IT Data Transparency initiatives.
Folio Federal Shared Service
Folio is the premier state-of-the-art, government-owned, web-based, fee-for-service, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) technology solution for federal agencies. Folio supports member agencies in performing internal portfolio management, and IT governance processes.
The Folio application is fully funded through an annual subscription based, fees-for-services delivery model. Folio receives no appropriated funds from Congress and all program expenses are collected from the annual fees charged to the subscribing member agencies. Lack of reliance on appropriated funds as well as the need to provide member agencies best “value for the money” aligns the CPIC program directly with a customer focus model more common to the private sector than Government Agencies.
Federal IT Dashboard
The Federal IT Dashboard (ITDB) was launched in 2009 by the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Office of the Federal CIO (OFCIO) to provide federal agencies and the public with visibility into how federal IT dollars are spent as well as report on the general health of agency IT investments. In March of 2022, we released a modernized version of the Federal IT Dashboard, which replaced the legacy system, to provide a one-stop shop for federal agencies and the public to better access information on federal IT spending. We work closely with the OMB OFCIO, who sets the Administration’s IT strategy, to ensure we’re bringing transparency to IT investments and holding the federal enterprise accountable in making investments that will deliver a simple, seamless, and secure customer experience to our customers. Information on the ITDB includes IT budget data, as well as IT project level cost schedule, risk, and performance. Lastly, the ITDB enables OMB OFCIO to conduct its oversight authority under the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) and the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996.
SHARE IT Act
We oversee implementation of OMB’s SHARE IT Act guidance by establishing a centralized governance structure that coordinates agency stakeholders, standardizes processes, and tracks progress toward compliance. The PMO, in alignment with OMB, works to ensure adherence with OMB policy and statutory requirements for identifying, sharing, and reusing custom-developed software. We oversee inventory development and publication, software asset documentation, open-source release decision processes, and reporting activities while facilitating communication with appropriate stakeholders.. Through continuous performance monitoring, quality assurance, and executive reporting, we help ensure consistent execution, timely issue resolution, and sustainable governance to maximize software reuse, reduce duplicative development, and improve transparency across the federal enterprise.