[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 159 (Wednesday, August 16, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50021-50026]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-20764]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary

[Secretary's Order 1-2000]


 Authority and Responsibilities for Implementation of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13) and the Clinger-Cohen 
Act of 1996 (Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996) 
(Division E of Pub. L. 104-106)

    1. Purpose. To delegate authority and assign responsibilities for 
implementation of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and the 
Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (also known as the Information Technology 
(IT) Management Reform Act of 1996 (ITMRA)), and to formally establish 
within the Department of Labor (DOL) the position of Chief Information 
Officer (CIO), the Management Review Council (MRC), and a supporting 
Technical Review Board (TRB) of DOL Administrative Officers and 
Information Resource Managers.
    2. Background. The PRA of 1995, as well as its predecessor Act of 
1980, was enacted to reduce paperwork and enhance the economy and 
efficiency of the government and the private sector by improving 
Federal information policy making and management. The Acts required 
agency heads to designate ``senior officials'' responsible for carrying 
out agency responsibilities. Section 5125 of the Clinger-Cohen Act 
amended the PRA to (a) create the position of agency CIO and (b) assign 
all PRA duties previously assigned to agency ``senior officials'' to 
Federal agency CIOs. The Clinger-Cohen Act also requires the head of 
each executive agency, in fulfilling responsibilities under section 
3506(h) of the PRA [44 U.S.C. 3506(h)], to ``design and implement * * * 
a process for maximizing the value and assessing and managing the risks 
of the information technology acquisitions of the executive agency.'' 
Under the Clinger-Cohen Act, an agency's CIO must have information 
resources management (IRM) duties as his or her primary duty. 
Consistent with the foregoing statutory requirements, this Order 
establishes the position of CIO and outlines the CIO's responsibilities 
under the Clinger-Cohen Act and the PRA.
    In October, 1996, the Department established a Capital Planning and 
Investment Board (CPIB) as part of the Department's process under 
Clinger-Cohen. In April 1998, the Secretary established a Management 
Review Council (MRC) (also known as the Management Council) within the 
Department. In November, 1998, the MRC voted to establish a Technical 
Review Board (TRB). The initial TRB Charter was developed and approved 
in March 1999 with final adoption on April 12, 1999. The current 
charter is attached to this Order. (See Attachment 1.) The MRC, TRB, 
and the process established by this Order replace the CPIB.
    3. Authority and Directives Affected. a. Authority. This Order is 
issued pursuant to sections 5122-5127 of the Clinger-Cohen Act [40 
U.S.C. 1422-27]; section 3506 of the PRA [44 U.S.C. 3506]; section 11 
of the Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments (E-FOIA) [5 
U.S.C. 552(g)]; 5 U.S.C. 301; Reorganization Plan Number 6 (1950); and 
Executive Order 13011.
    b. Directives Affected.
    (1) Secretary's Order 4-81, which assigned responsibilities and 
delegated duties under the PRA of 1980, is hereby canceled.
    (2) This Order does not affect Secretary's Order 4-76, which 
assigns procurement and contracting authority to the Assistant 
Secretary for Administration and Management.
    (3) This Order does not affect Secretary's Order 9-89, which 
creates the Data Integrity Board.
    (4) This Order does not affect Secretary's Order 1-92, and 1-97 
which established responsibilities for implementation of the Chief 
Financial Officer's Act of 1990.

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    (5) Directives inconsistent with this Order are rescinded to the 
extent of the inconsistency.
    4. Creation of Chief Information Officer. In accordance with 
section 5125 of the Clinger-Cohen Act (40 U.S.C. 1425), the position of 
Chief Information Officer is established. The CIO shall report directly 
to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary, have IRM duties as his or her 
primary duty and shall perform the responsibilities set forth in 
paragraphs 5 and 6 of this Order.
    5. Responsibilities Assigned to the CIO By Applicable Law. a. The 
CIO shall have the following duty, which is assigned to the CIO by 
sections 3506(a) of the PRA [44 U.S.C. 3506(a)]: Ensure compliance by 
all DOL agencies with the prompt, efficient, and effective 
implementation of the IRM responsibilities and the reduction of 
information collection burdens on the public.
    b. The CIO shall have the following duties, which are assigned to 
the CIO by sections 5125(b)-(c) of the Clinger-Cohen Act [40 U.S.C. 
1425(b)-(c)]:
    (1) Provide advice and other assistance to the Secretary of Labor 
and other senior management personnel of the DOL to ensure that IT is 
acquired and information resources are managed for the Department in a 
manner that implements the policies and procedures of the Clinger-Cohen 
Act, consistent with Chapter 35 of Title 44, United States Code, and 
the priorities established by the Secretary of Labor. The CIO shall 
seek the counsel of the Office of the Solicitor before providing advice 
regarding legal interpretations.
    (2) Develop, maintain, and facilitate the implementation of a sound 
and integrated IT architecture for the DOL including Internet 
technologies and services.
    (3) Promote the effective and efficient design and operation of all 
major IRM processes for the DOL, including improvements to work 
processes of the Department.
    (4) Monitor the performance of IT programs of the DOL, evaluate the 
performance of those programs on the basis of the applicable 
performance measurements, and advise the Secretary of Labor regarding 
whether to continue, modify, or terminate a program or project.
    (5) Ensure that the skills, knowledge, and training provisions of 
the Clinger-Cohen Act are met. In fulfilling this responsibility, the 
CIO shall annually, as part of the strategic planning and performance 
evaluation process required under 5 U.S.C. 306 and 31 U.S.C. 
1105(a)(28),\1\ 1115, 1116, 1117, and 9703:
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    \1\ The Clinger-Cohen Act references 31 U.S.C. 1105(a)(29). 
Subsection (a)(29) was renumbered (a)(28) by Public Law 104-287 4(1) 
(Ocober 11, 1996).
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    (a) Assess the requirements established for DOL personnel regarding 
knowledge and skill in IRM and the adequacy of such requirements for 
facilitating the achievement of the performance goals established for 
IRM;
    (b) Assess the extent to which the positions and personnel at the 
executive level of the DOL, and the positions and personnel at 
management levels of the DOL below the executive level, meet those 
requirements;
    (c) Develop strategies and specific plans for hiring, training, and 
developing professionals, in order to rectify any deficiency in meeting 
those requirements; and
    (d) Report to the Secretary of Labor on the progress made in 
improving IRM capability.
    c. The CIO shall perform any additional duties and responsibilities 
which are assigned to the CIO by applicable law, including (for 
example) OMB regulations and circulars.
    6. Assignment of Additional Responsibilities to CIO. a. Subject to 
the Reservation of Authority in paragraph 11 of this Order, the CIO 
shall have the following duties which are assigned by the PRA and E-
FOIA to the Secretary and are hereby delegated to the CIO:
    (1) Establish a process, sufficiently independent of DOL program 
agencies, to evaluate whether proposed collections of information 
should be approved under the PRA. The independent evaluation shall:
    (a) Review the need, function, plan, and burden of each information 
collection;
    (b) Ensure that each information collection is inventoried, 
displays a control number, and discloses all necessary information, as 
described at 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(1)(B); and
    (c) Assess the information collection impact of proposed 
legislation affecting DOL.
    (2) Coordinate with DOL agencies to ensure that proposed 
collections of information covered by section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA 
[44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)] are published in the Federal Register in 
order to solicit comments from members of the public and affected 
agencies with regard to each collection, to:
    (a) Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary and has practical utility;
    (b) Evaluate the accuracy of the DOL program agency's burden 
estimate;
    (c) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information 
collected; and
    (d) Minimize the burden of the collection of information.
    (3) Coordinate with DOL agencies to ensure that they provide notice 
and an opportunity to comment specifically on any collections of 
information contained within notices of proposed rule making published 
in the Federal Register.
    (4) Certify and provide supporting documentation, for each 
collection of information submitted to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review under 44 U.S.C. 3507, that the DOL program 
agency has fully complied with all PRA provisions, as described at 44 
U.S.C. 3506(c)(3).
    (5) Coordinate with DOL agencies to prepare and maintain the 
following, as required by the PRA and E-FOIA: an index of the DOL's 
major information systems; a description of the DOL's major information 
and record locator systems; and a handbook for obtaining various types 
and categories of public information pursuant to the PRA and E-FOIA.
    b. Subject to the Reservation of Authority in paragraph 11 of this 
Order, the CIO shall have the following duties, which are assigned by 
the Clinger-Cohen Act to the Secretary and are hereby delegated to the 
CIO:
    (1) Design, implement, and maintain in the DOL a process for 
maximizing the value and assessing and managing the risks of the IT 
acquisitions, in accordance with section 5122 of the Clinger-Cohen Act. 
The process shall:
    (a) Provide for the selection of IT investments to be made by the 
DOL, the management of such investments, and the evaluation of the 
results of such investments;
    (b) Be integrated with the processes for making budget, financial, 
and program management decisions within the DOL;
    (c) Include minimum criteria to be applied in considering whether 
to undertake a particular investment in information systems, including 
criteria related to the quantitatively expressed projected net, risk-
adjusted return on investment and specific quantitative and qualitative 
criteria for comparing and prioritizing alternative information systems 
investment projects;
    (d) Provide for identifying information systems investments that 
would result in shared benefits or costs for other Federal agencies or 
State or local governments;
    (e) Provide for identifying quantifiable measurements for 
determining the net benefits and risks for a proposed investment; and

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    (f) Provide the means for senior management personnel of the DOL to 
obtain timely information regarding the progress of an investment in an 
information system, including a system of milestones for measuring 
progress, on an independently verifiable basis, in terms of cost, 
capability of the system to meet specified requirements, timeliness, 
and quality.
    (2) Institutionalize performance-based and results-based management 
for information technology in coordination with the Chief Financial 
Officer (CFO) of the DOL and DOL agencies. In fulfilling this 
responsibility, the CIO shall:
    (a) Establish goals for improving the efficiency and effectiveness 
of DOL operations and, as appropriate, the delivery of services to the 
public through the effective use of IT;
    (b) Prepare an annual report, as required by statute, to be 
included in the DOL's budget submission to Congress, on the progress in 
achieving the IT goals;
    (c) Issue DOL policies, directives, and instructions that require 
DOL agencies to:
    1  Prescribe performance measurements for information technology 
used by, or to be acquired for, the agency that measure how well the IT 
supports programs of the agency and the DOL as a whole;
    2  Benchmark, quantitatively, agency process performance against 
comparable processes and organizations in the public or private sectors 
(where such processes or organizations exist) in terms of cost, speed, 
productivity, and quality of outputs and outcomes; and
    3  Analyze individual agency missions in relation to the 
Department's mission and, based on the analysis, revise the agency's 
mission-related processes and administrative processes as appropriate 
before making significant investments in IT that is to be used in 
support of the performance of those missions.
    (d) Ensure that information security policies, procedures, and 
practices are adequate.
    (3) Acquire information technology for the DOL as authorized by law 
and, in accordance with guidance issued by the Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget, authorize or enter into contracts that 
provide for multi-agency acquisitions of information technology.
    (4) Identify in the strategic information resources management plan 
required under 44 U.S.C. 3506(b)(2) any major information technology 
acquisition program, or any phase or increment of such a program, that 
has significantly deviated from the cost, performance, or schedule 
goals established for the program.
    c. In addition to the above duties specifically assigned by the 
Clinger-Cohen Act and PRA, the CIO is hereby delegated the following 
authority and assigned the following responsibilities, subject to the 
Reservation of Authority in paragraph 11:
    (1) The CIO shall act as the Department's spokesperson on all 
matters relating to Departmental IT management. The CIO shall report to 
the Secretary, but may receive day-to-day guidance and direction from 
the Deputy Secretary.
    (2) The CIO shall ensure that the DOL is responsive to the needs of 
employees who require adaptive technologies.
    (3) The CIO shall oversee agency development of IT Strategic Plans 
that are in alignment with Agency Plans and Agency Budgets.
    (4) The CIO shall ensure that Departmental communications and 
processes make maximum appropriate use of the web technologies and 
electronic mail.
    (5) The CIO shall establish a system for appropriately sharing 
Departmental and agency directives and communications relating to IT.
    (6) Present TRB recommendations, with an evaluation of their 
merits, to the MRC for disposition. Ensure that MRC decisions are 
implemented (unless overruled by the Secretary).
    (7) The CIO shall perform any other related duties which are 
assigned by the Secretary.
    7. Assignment of Responsibilities to the Chief Financial Officer. 
The CFO shall have the following duties which are assigned by the 
Clinger-Cohen Act to the Secretary and are hereby delegated to the CFO: 
Establish policies and procedures that:
    a. Ensure that the accounting, financial, and asset management 
systems of the DOL are designed, developed, maintained, and used 
effectively to provide financial or program performance data for 
financial statements of the Department; and
    b. Ensure that financial and related program performance data are 
provided on a reliable, consistent, and timely basis to DOL financial 
management systems.
    c. Ensure that financial statements support:
    (1) Assessments and revisions of mission-related processes and 
administrative processes of the Department; and
    (2) Performance measurement of the performance in the case of 
investments made by the Department in information systems.
    d. In appropriate consultation with the CIO, ensure that the 
accounting, financial, and asset management systems of the DOL are 
properly integrated into the DOL IT architecture.
    8. Creation of Management Review Council and Assignment of 
Responsibilities. a. The MRC is established in the following manner:
    (1) The Secretary shall determine the membership roster of the MRC. 
The current roster is attached to this Order as Attachment 2.
    (2) The Deputy Secretary shall chair the MRC.
    (3) Any absent voting member may authorize his or her deputy to 
attend MRC meetings or to cast his or her vote by proxy.
    (4) The MRC shall maintain an appropriate record, for internal use 
only, available to MRC members, relating to proposed recommendations 
under consideration.
    b. For purposes of this Order, the MRC shall have the following 
responsibilities:
    (1) Evaluate and either approve, not approve, or approve with 
conditions TRB recommendations on IT portfolios and initiatives and 
advise the CIO of the results.
    (2) Ensure that MRC decisions and recommendations pertaining to IT 
investment management deliver substantial business benefit to the 
Department and/or substantial return-on-investment to the taxpayer.
    9. Creation of Technical Review Board and Assignment of 
Responsibilities. a. The TRB is established in the following manner:
    (1) The MRC shall determine the membership roster and charter of 
the TRB. The most current charter, including the membership roster, 
shall be affixed to this Order as Attachment 1.
    (2) The MRC shall designate the Deputy CIO to chair and manage the 
TRB.
    (3) TRB Board membership may not be delegated. An agency's 
permanent member may authorize an alternate to attend and participate 
in the voting process at TRB meetings, contingent upon the written 
approval of the TRB chair.
    (1) Each agency represented on the TRB is allocated one vote. The 
agencies represented by rotating members also have one collective vote. 
The TRB may adopt resolutions, including recommendations to the MRC on 
the disposition of IT investments, by majority vote by participating 
agencies.

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    (5) The TRB shall maintain a record, for internal use only, 
available to TRB members relating to proposed recommendations under 
consideration.
    b. For purposes of this Order, the TRB shall have the following 
responsibilities:
    (1) Review above threshold \2\ IT initiatives to ensure risks and 
returns have been adequately and accurately assessed. Reviews of IT 
initiatives shall include assessments of IT investment:

    \2\ Above threshold refers to investment initiatives that are 
above a designated investment level or that have crosscutting 
implications or applicability. The amounts are set by the Secretary 
in consultation with the CIO and MRC.
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--Screening information
--Scoring information
--Return-on-investment information
--Cost, schedule, and technical performance information
--IT initiative supporting documentation, including business case, risk 
assessments, financial information, technical documentation, and 
project planning documentation.

    (2) Develop and provide recommendations to the MRC on the 
disposition of above threshold IT initiatives, including the selection 
of new initiatives or continuation of existing IT initiatives.
    (3) Develop and provide recommendations to the MRC on Departmental 
IT architecture management and IT capital planning process 
improvements.
    (4) Develop and provide recommendations to the MRC on agency and 
Departmental IT investment portfolios.
    (5) Create TRB Committees.
    (6) Address common IT issues and recommend the resolution of these 
issues to the CIO and/or MRC.
    10. Assignment of Responsibilities to Agency Heads. a. All DOL 
Agency Heads are assigned responsibility to ensure compliance by their 
organizations with CIO and OMB PRA guidance and policies.
    b. All DOL Agency Heads are assigned responsibility to ensure 
compliance by their organizations with the Clinger-Cohen Act and DOL IT 
guidance and policies.
    c. All DOL Agency Heads are assigned responsibility to implement 
Department-wide IT initiatives approved by the MRC and sponsored by the 
CIO, re-engineer agencies' mission-related processes to maximize return 
on IT expenditures, and ensure that IT initiatives are managed for 
successful implementation.
    d. The Solicitor of Labor is responsible for providing legal advice 
and assistance to all officials of the Department who are responsible 
for activities under the PRA and the Clinger-Cohen Act and under this 
Order, except as provided in Secretary's Order 2-90 (January 31, 1990) 
with respect to the Office of the Inspector General.
    11. Reservation of Authority. a. The following functions are 
reserved to the Secretary:
    1. The Secretary may override any MRC decisions or recommendations.
    2. The Secretary may override any CIO decision made under the 
authority delegated in paragraph 6 of this Order.
    3. The submission of reports and recommendations to the President 
and Congress concerning the administration of the statutory provisions 
and Executive Orders listed above is reserved to the Secretary.
    b. This Secretary's Order does not affect the authorities or 
responsibilities of the Office of Inspector General under the Inspector 
General Act of 1978, as amended, or under Secretary's Order 2-90 
(January 31, 1990).
    12. Effective Date: This Order is effective immediately.

    Dated: July 28, 2000.
Alexis M. Herman,
Secretary of Labor.

Attachment 1--Department of Labor: Technical Review Board Charter, 
June 2000

Preface

    In November 1998, the Department's Management Review Council (MRC) 
approved the establishment of a two-tiered Information Technology (IT) 
investment review board structure to conduct Departmental IT investment 
management. The new structure replaces the Capital Planning and 
Investment Review Board (CPIB) with the MRC and a Technical Review 
Board (TRB). The two-tiered investment review board structure is 
designed to ensure compliance with the Clinger-Cohen Act and the 
Department's enhanced IT capital planning process. This Charter 
establishes the mission, objectives, membership, and responsibilities 
of the TRB. The TRB operating procedures are presented in the 
Department's IT Capital Investment Management Guide.

Table of Contents

Preface
Mission
Objectives
Membership
    Technical Review Board
    Temporary Working Groups
Adoption of Technical Review Board Resolutions
Responsibilities
Meeting Protocol

Mission

    The Technical Review Board serves as the Department's first tier 
investment review board for above threshold information technology (IT) 
investments and as a forum to identify and resolve Department-wide IT-
related issues. The TRB makes recommendations on the appropriate 
disposition of above threshold IT investments to the MRC based on 
standardized investment review criteria, with a focus on the technical 
feasibility of the investments. The TRB also serves as a forum to 
conduct Departmental IT strategic planning, IT architecture management, 
and IT capital planning process improvements via permanent committees.

Objectives

    The objectives of the TRB are to ensure compliance with the IT 
capital planning provisions of the Clinger-Cohen Act by:
     Conducting IT investment analysis on above-threshold IT 
investments and recommending the disposition of those IT investments to 
the MRC;
     Establishing above threshold IT initiative review 
schedules and monitoring these IT investments throughout the control 
phase;
     Evaluating fully operational above-threshold \3\ IT 
initiatives by reviewing the results of post-implementation reviews 
conducted by IT initiative sponsors;
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above a designated investment level or that have crosscutting 
implications or applicability. The amounts are set by the Secretary 
in consultation with the CIO and the MRC.
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     Recommending to the MRC corrective actions for those 
above-threshold IT initiatives that are not performing in accordance 
with established cost, schedule, or technical performance parameters;
     Providing recommendations to the MRC on portfolio 
management;
     Providing input to the CIO and MRC on Departmental IT 
architecture management planning and IT capital planning process 
improvement activities;
     Identifying opportunities to minimize duplicate and 
overlapping information systems across the Department;
     Addressing common IT issues and recommending the 
resolution of these issues to the MRC.

Membership

    The Technical Review Board is comprised of the following members:


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Chair: Deputy Chief Information Officer
Vice-Chair: Deputy Assistant Secretary for Information Management, 
OASAM
Advisors:
    Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy
    Associate Commissioner for Technology and Survey Processing, BLS
    Deputy Chief Financial Officer or representative
    Representative of the Office of the Inspector General
    Representative of the Office of the Solicitor
Members: IRM Managers and Administrative Officers from the following 
agencies:
     Bureau of Labor Statistics
     Employment and Standards Administration
     Employment and Training Administration
     Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and 
Management
     Occupational Safety and Health Administration
     Office of the Chief Financial Officer
     Mine Safety and Health Administration
     Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration

    Rotating Members: In addition to the permanent TRB members, there 
shall be two non-permanent, rotating members of the Board shall be 
appointed from agencies not represented in the above membership list to 
represent those agencies. These rotating members shall include the IRM 
Manager from one agency and the Administrative Officer from another 
agency. Rotating representation shall be on an annual basis, at which 
time membership shall rotate to other agencies.
    TRB Board membership may not be delegated. An agency's permanent 
member may authorize an alternate to attend and participate in the 
voting process at TRB meetings, contingent upon the written approval of 
the TRB chair.
    IRM Managers and Administrative Officers from agencies that are not 
permanent or rotating members of the TRB may attend TRB meetings as 
observers.

Technical Review Board Committees

    The Technical Review Board shall have two standing committees. 
Committee membership shall be determined by a majority vote of the TRB. 
Committee Chairs shall report on committee activities during regular 
TRB meetings.
    A. IT Architecture Committee. Provides IT architecture baseline 
management, configuration control, standards adoption, and IT 
architecture migration recommendations to the full TRB. The IT 
Architecture committee will focus on interoperability issues as they 
pertain to cross-cutting IT infrastructure issues.
    B. IT Capital Planning Committee. Assesses the effectiveness of the 
Departmental IT capital planning process and provides recommendations 
to the full TRB for refining and improving the process. Process 
improvement analysis includes assessments of screening criteria, IT 
investment criteria; selection, control, and evaluation procedures; IT 
capital planning process timing issues, Information Technology 
Investment Portfolio System (I-TIPS), and integration of IT capital 
planning activities with other major management processes.

Temporary Working Groups

    Temporary working groups shall be established by a majority vote of 
the TRB. The temporary working group chair shall be one of the 
permanent members of the TRB, but other members on the working group 
may include Federal and contractor staff who are not on the Board. The 
establishment of a temporary working group requires the following:

 Assignment of working group chair and members
 Identification of working group scope and objectives
 Identification of working group deliverables and schedules

Adoption of Technical Review Board Resolutions

    (1) The Technical Review Board is a consensus-driven body designed 
to maximize departmental IT investment decision-making through the 
objective, impartial application of each member's technical and 
business management expertise.
    (2) Technical Review Board resolutions, including recommendations 
to the MRC on the disposition of IT investments, require a majority 
vote of participating agencies' representatives. Each agency 
represented on the TRB is allocated one vote. The agencies represented 
by rotating members also have one collective vote (resulting in total 
of nine (9) votes).
    (3) Members who do not agree with a resolution adopted by the TRB 
may present a minority opinion of the TRB decision to the MRC for 
consideration in the final MRC disposition of TRB recommendations. A 
standardized minority report format is provided in the IT Capital 
Investment Management Guide.
    (4) Voting shall be recorded in the TRB meeting minutes and 
provided to the MRC as part of the disposition recommendation.

Responsibilities

A. Management Review Council

    (1) Evaluate and either ``approve'', ``not approve'', or ``approve 
with conditions'' TRB recommendations on IT portfolios and initiatives.
    (2) Ensure that MRC decisions pertaining to IT investment 
management deliver substantial business benefit to the Department and/
or substantial return-on-investment to the taxpayer.

B. Chief Information Officer

    (1) Provide advice and other assistance to the Secretary of Labor 
and MRC to ensure that information technology is acquired and 
information resources are managed for the Department consistent with 
the Clinger-Cohen Act, Departmental missions and objectives, and the 
Department's IT capital planning process.
    (2) Present TRB recommendations with an evaluation of their merit 
to the MRC for disposition.
    (3) Conduct strategic analysis of the Department's IT investment 
portfolio. Issue Departmental IT strategic planning guidance.
    (4) Develop, maintain, and facilitate implementation of a sound and 
integrated IT architecture for the Department.
    (5) Promote the effective and efficient design and operation of all 
major information management processes for the Department.

C. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management

    (1) Serve as the TRB Vice Chair.
    (2) Serve as the TRB Chair in the absence of the Deputy Chief 
Information Officer.
    (3) Coordinate and confer with the TRB Chair on all matters before 
the Board.

D. Chief Financial Officer

    The OCFO will provide assessments of proposed or enhanced financial 
systems which address the issues of compliance with government wide 
standards. Without such certification, the proposed system cannot be 
considered under TRB rules. The OCFO may ask for technical review by 
one or more of the TRB committees or working groups to assist in the 
compliance determination.

E. Deputy Chief Information Officer

    (1) Serve as the Chair of the Technical Review Board.

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    (2) Ensure that the TRB provides comprehensive evaluations of all 
above threshold IT projects and that the results of these evaluations 
are presented to the MRC for final disposition.
    (3) Ensure that the TRB conducts IT architecture management and IT 
capital planning process improvement activities.
    (4) Ensure that common IT issues are fully addressed and 
recommended resolution of these issues is provided to the CIO and/or 
MRC

F. Director, Office of Internet Services and Information Management

    (1) Serve as the Executive Secretary for the TRB. Executive 
Secretary duties include:

--Manage TRB administrative staff support;
--Prepare read-ahead materials and agendas, in consultation with the 
Chair and membership, for TRB meetings;
--Prepare meeting minutes;
--Post agendas and minutes in the Public Library section of the I-TIPS;
--Oversee and direct all votes taken by the TRB; and
--Support the Chair in preparing for and conducting meetings.

G. Technical Review Board Members

    (1) Review above threshold IT initiatives to ensure risks and 
returns have been adequately and accurately assessed. Reviews of IT 
initiatives shall include assessments of IT investment:

--Screening information
--Scoring information
--Return-on-investment information
--Cost, schedule, and technical performance information
--IT initiative supporting documentation, including business case, risk 
assessments, financial information, technical documentation, project 
planning documentation.

    (2) Develop and provide recommendations to the MRC on the 
disposition of above-threshold IT initiatives, including the selection 
of new initiatives or continuation of existing IT initiatives.
    (3) Develop and provide recommendations to the MRC on Department IT 
architecture management and IT capital planning process improvements.
    (4) Develop and provide recommendations to the MRC on agency and 
Departmental IT investment portfolios.
    (5) Participate as members on TRB committees.
    (6) Address common IT issues and recommend the resolution of these 
issues to the CIO and/or MRC.

H. Technical Review Board Advisors

    Provide advice to the TRB Chair and Vice Chair on matters before 
the TRB.

Meeting Protocol

    (1) The TRB meets on a monthly basis, with additional or special 
meetings called by the Chair, as necessary.
    (2) At least one TRB member from a majority of TRB member agencies 
must be present to adopt a TRB resolution.
    (3) The Executive Secretary acts as facilitator and parliamentary 
authority for all meetings.

Management Council Membership Roster

Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics
Assistant Secretary, Employment Standards Administration
Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration
Assistant Secretary, Mine Safety and Health Administration
Assistant Secretary, Office of Administration and Management
Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Assistant Secretary, Pension Welfare Benefits Administration
Assistant Secretary, Veteran's Employment and Training Service
Assistant Secretary for Policy
Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Director, Departmental Office of Budget
Director, Office of Small Business Programs
Director, President's Task Force for Employment of People With 
Disabilities
Assistant Secretary, Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental 
Affairs
Assistant Secretary, Office of Public Affairs
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Information Officer
Director, Women's Bureau
Director, Office Public Liaison
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Labor Affairs
Inspector General
Deputy Secretary of Labor
Chief Economist
Executive Secretariat
Solicitor of Labor

[FR Doc. 00-20764 Filed 8-15-00; 8:45 am]
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