Plan for effective use of information technology throughout government. By January 1994, the Information Infrastructure Task Force (IITF) should expand its workto include a Government Information Technology Services (GITS) Working Group. At a minimum, the working group will be composed of representatives from OMB and agencies directly affected by the recommendations made in this report, e.g., the Departments of the Treasury, Justice, Defense, Energy, Agriculture, Commerce, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, and the General Services Administration. The GITS Working Group will assist the IITF in performing the following: ---Developing a strategic vision for using information resources within thefederal government. This vision will define an overall program and plan for IRM in the federal government and should include specific models of operation, goals for improving government use of IT in mission performance--both across and within agencies--and measures for improving service to the public. ---Developing strategies to improve leadership and authority within federalagencies, and to include information resources management in agencies' mission strategic planning. ---Setting priorities for federal information resources management and assessing the adequacy of resources to support and facilitate important goals. In addition, the GITS Working Group should perform the following: ---Develop an implementation plan for the recommendations made in this report. ---Work with state and local governments and private sector advisers to promotecooperation and information sharing. ---Establish a continuous improvement plan and process to design, develop, and implement technology-enabled, governmentwide business initiatives--the electronic government as described in this report. ---Identify additional opportunities and oversee follow-up on those opportunities for sharing information resources across agencies to improve program performance. ---Use existing interagency groups such as the Federal IRM Policy Council (FIRMPoC) for assistance where applicable. ---Serve as the focal point for implementing the recommended actions of this accompanying report.
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