Under ITMRA, the revised PRA, and new OMB guidance, agencies are required to maintain an IT/IRM strategic plan that:

• addresses how the management of IT promotes the fulfillment of the agencies mission as defined in its GPRA plan;
• links IT planning to budget activities;
• includes performance measures that evaluate how well major IT investments support the agency in achieving mission goals established in the GPRA plan.

The NIH IT Management Guide addresses IT planning in the context of the NIH IT management process. The 1997 DHHS Call for the Five Year IRM Plan contains the Departmental guidance on preparing an IT plan based on new ITMRA/PRA requirements. The NIH IRM Plan Overview is now available.

The CIO Advisory Activities contains information on NIH Enterprise Systems, IT governance, management, and stratigic plans.

• OMB Capital Programming Guide, addresses planning requirements that are pertinent to the IT/IRM planning process.
• GSA publication An Analytical Framework for Capital Planning and Investment Control for IT
• OMB Circular A-130 addresses IT/IRM planning requirements as a management activity required by the Paperwork Reduction Act
• OMB Circular A-11 Preparation and Submission of Budget Estimates, also addresses IT/IRM planning requirements in relation to the budget process
• CIO Council Committee on Capital Planning and IT Investment document Information Technology Investment: First Practices
• Office of the GSA CIO, publication IT Capital Planning and Investment Guide