The OCIO is directed by the Chief Information
Officer (CIO) who reports directly to the Secretary. The CIO’s
vision is to provide DOI business owners with innovative information
technologies that enhance service delivery. Without effective
use of technology and information resources, all services to the
public would decrease, and many would be unavailable.
The Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)
provides leadership to the Department and its bureaus in all areas
of information management and technology. Functional areas include:
IT investment and portfolio management, enterprise architecture,
cyber-security, information resources management (including Freedom
of Information Act, Privacy Act, records management, and DOI’s
web presence) and telecommunications services (including voice,
data, and radio communication systems and services.) Authorities
for the organization are: the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Clinger-Cohen
Act (formerly known as the Information Technology Management Reform
Act of 1996), the Government Paperwork Elimination Act, the Federal
Records Act, the Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Act,
the Federal Information Security Management Act, and the E-Government
Act of 2002.
The CIO monitors the performance of Interior's information
technology programs and activities. The CIO consults with the
Department's Chief Financial Officer to assure that Interior information
technology programs and activities are carried out in a cost-effective
manner, and that financial and related program information is
reliable, consistent, and timely. The CIO deals with top-level
officials in the Office of Management and Budget, other federal
agencies, and appears to testify before Congressional committees.
