The
Office of the Chief Information Officer and High
Performance Computing and Communications
 (CIO/HPCC)
implements the provisions of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996, the Paperwork
Reduction Act, and other directives regarding the acquisition, management,
and use of information technology (IT) resources. The Office leads the improvement of NOAA operations and service delivery using IT systems, promoting NOAA's effective use of IT to accomplish its mission. The Office leads NOAA's principal IT research through the NOAA High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC) program, provides advice to NOAA management on information resources and information systems management, promotes and shapes effective strategic and operational IT planning process for NOAA, coordinates the preparation of NOAA's IT budget and associated materials, overseas selected NOAA-wide operational IT systems and services, and is responsible for other assigned programs that are interagency and/or international in scope. |
