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Digital Strategy

Making Machine-Readable the Norm

On May 9, 2013, President Obama signed an executive order that made open and machine-readable data the new default for government information. Making information about government operations more readily available and useful is also core to the promise of a more efficient and transparent government.

NASA is committed to making our data, software, and tools available to the public to spur innovation and improve the lives of citizens of this planet. To achieve these ends, the NASA Digital Strategy Report is outlined here.

In responding to Milestone 4.2 of the Digital Government Strategy, NASA heeded the Advisory Group’s encouragement to “build upon existing structures and processes as much as possible.” To locate the gaps in existing governance structures, NASA’s Digital Strategy response team identified all necessary decisions concerning digital services, using the three layers pointed out in the Digital Strategy–information, platform, presentation–as a guide. Our digital services governance framework is described in more detail.

The Checklist of Requirements for Federal Websites and Digital Services

All federal agencies are required to follow specific laws, regulations, and policies when it comes to digital products and services. The Checklist of Requirements for Federal Websites and Digital Services appears below by subject. For more information about these requirements, go the Digital.Gov website.

Overarching Policies

Accessibility/Section 508

Analytics

Copyright

Customer Service

Design Standards

Domains and Branding

Governance

Each Agency must establish a digital governance structure to provide accountability and enforce policies and standards; manage and fund digital presence as an integral part of its overall business, communications, and customer experience strategies; and leverage existing infrastructure, shared tools, best practices, and communities of practice, and coordinate within and across agencies to create efficiency and reduce duplication. When missions overlap, they must collaborate with other agencies to develop cross-agency websites (portals) and coordinate across Government to disseminate emergency response info.

Information Quality

Mandatory Content

Mobile/Device Agnostic

Each Agency must improve priority customer facing services for mobile use and shift to an enterprise-wide asset management and procurement model, including mobile-related procurements.

Multilingual Websites

Open Government/Data/Content

Paperwork Reduction

Performance Measurement and Reporting

Plain Writing

Privacy and Identity Management

Prohibition on Advertising

Records Management

Search

Each Agency website must include a search function which follows industry standard best practices. Content must be written in Plain Language, using the words of the customers, so they can easily find what they need when searching the web or the website.

Security

Technology Standards

Third-Party Services/Social Media

NASA Office of the Chief Information Officer

NASA’s Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) handles all aspects of the Agency’s digital strategy, including digital access to NASA’s information technology (IT) resources. Some of these resources are featured below. Click each link for more detail.

NASA Open Government Plan

NASA’s Open Government Plan (September 2016)

NASA Data Center Optimization Initiative Strategic Plan

NASA’s Data Center Optimization Initiative Strategic Plan (May 2022)

NASA’s Data Center Optimization Initiative Strategic Plan (May 2021)

NASA’s Data Center Optimization Initiative Strategic Plan (May 2020)

NASA’s Data Center Optimization Initiative Strategic Plan (April 2019)

NASA’s Data Center Optimization CIO Statement (July 2017)

NASA’s Data Center Optimization Initiative Strategic Plan (Feb 2019)

NASA’s Data Center Optimization Initiative Strategic Plan (Feb 2018)

NASA’s Data Center Optimization Initiative Strategic Plan (June 2017)

NASA’s Data Center Optimization Initiative Strategic Plan (April 2017)

NASA’s Data Center Optimization Initiative Strategic Plan (November 2016)

NASA’s Data Center Optimization Initiative Strategic Plan (September 2016)

NASA IT Reform Cost Savings/Avoidance

NASA IT Reform Cost Savings/Avoidance (May 2022) 

NASA IT Reform Cost Savings/Avoidance (February 2022) 

NASA IT Reform Cost Savings/Avoidance (November 2021) 

NASA IT Reform Cost Savings/Avoidance (August 2021) 

NASA IT Reform Cost Savings/Avoidance (May 2021)

NASA IT Reform Cost Savings/Avoidance (February 2021)

NASA IT Reform Cost Savings/Avoidance (November 2020)

NASA IT Reform Cost Savings/Avoidance (August 2020)

NASA IT Reform Cost Savings/Avoidance (May 2020)

NASA IT Reform Cost Savings/Avoidance (February 2020)

NASA IT Reform Cost Savings/Avoidance (November 2019)

NASA IT Reform Cost Savings/Avoidance (August 2019)

NASA IT Reform Cost Savings/Avoidance (May 2019)

NASA IT Reform Cost Savings/Avoidance (March 2019)

NASA IT Reform Cost Savings/Avoidance (February 2019)

NASA IT Reform Cost Savings/Avoidance (November 2018)

NASA IT Reform Cost Savings/Avoidance (August 2018)

NASA IT Reform Cost Savings/Avoidance (May 2018)

NASA IT Reform Cost Savings/Avoidance (February 2018)

NASA IT Reform Cost Savings/Avoidance (November 2017)

NASA IT Reform Cost Savings/Avoidance (August 2017)

NASA IT Reform Cost Savings/Avoidance (May 2017)

NASA IT Reform Cost Savings/Avoidance (February 2017)

NASA IT Reform Cost Savings/Avoidance (November 2016)

NASA IT Reform Cost Savings/Avoidance (August 2016)

NASA IT Reform Cost Savings/Avoidance (May 2016)

NASA IT Reform Cost Savings/Avoidance (November 2015)

NASA FITARA Milestones

NASA FITARA Milestones (JSON) (May 2022)

NASA FITARA Milestones (JSON) (February 2022)

NASA FITARA Milestones (JSON) (November 2021)

NASA FITARA Milestones (JSON) (August 2021)

NASA FITARA Milestones (JSON) (May 2021)

NASA FITARA Milestones (JSON) (February 2021)

NASA FITARA Milestones (JSON) (November 2020)

NASA FITARA Milestones (JSON) (August 2020)

NASA FITARA Milestones (JSON) (May 2020)

NASA FITARA Milestones (JSON) (February 2020)

NASA FITARA Milestones (JSON) (November 2019)

NASA FITARA Milestones (JSON) (August 2019)

NASA FITARA Milestones (JSON) (May 2019)

NASA FITARA Milestones (JSON) (March 2019)

NASA FITARA Milestones (JSON) (February 2019)

NASA FITARA Milestones (JSON) (November 2018)

NASA FITARA Milestones (JSON) (August 2018)

NASA FITARA Milestones (JSON) (May 2018)

NASA FITARA Milestones (JSON) (February 2018)

NASA FITARA Milestones (JSON) (November 2017)

NASA FITARA Milestones (JSON) (August 2017)

NASA FITARA Milestones (JSON) (May 2017)

NASA FITARA Milestones (JSON) (February 2017)

NASA FITARA Milestones (JSON) (November 2016)

NASA FITARA Milestones (JSON) (September 2016)

Additional OCIO Resources

IT Bureau Directory

IT Policy Archive

OCIO Governance Boards

21st Century IDEA Act Annual Reports to Congress