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Term    (2W0X)

Information Technology (IT)    (2W0Y)

Origin/Source for Inclusion of the Term    (2W0Z)

OMB Circular No. A–11 (2005) Section 53—Information Technology And E-Government EA Meta Terms    (2W10)

OMB Context Definition    (2W11)

Reference/URL OMB Context Definition    (2W12)

Business Definition    (2W13)

As defined by the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996, sections 5002, 5141 and 5142, means any equipment or interconnected system or subsystem of equipment is used in the automatic acquisition, storage, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information.    (2W14)

Reviewer Comment: Too complicated. Please simplify and reduce to one sentence    (2W15)

Reference/URL for Business Definition    (2W16)

The White House Homepage on-line. Office of Management and Budget, OMB Circulars, OMB Circular A-11, Preparation, Submission and Execution of the Budget (Revised 06/21/2005);Section 53 - Information Technology and E-Government; Available from http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a11/current_year/s53.pdf ; Page 6; Internet; Accessed 29 June 2005.    (2W17)

Technical Definition    (2W18)

For Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC) purposes, no further technical specificity is required. For purposes of this definition, equipment is "used" by an agency whether the agency uses the equipment directly or it is used by a contractor under a contract with the agency that (1) requires the use of such equipment or (2) requires the use, to a significant extent, of such equipment in the performance of a service or the furnishing of a product. Information technology includes computers, ancillary equipment, software, firmware and similar procedures, services (including support services), and related resources. It does not include any equipment acquired by a Federal contractor incidental to a Federal contract.    (2W19)

Reference/URL Technical Definition    (2W1A)

The White House Homepage on-line. Office of Management and Budget, OMB Circulars, OMB Circular A-11, Preparation, Submission and Execution of the Budget (Revised 06/21/2005);Section 53 - Information Technology and E-Government; Available from http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a11/current_year/s53.pdf ; Page 6; Internet; Accessed 29 June 2005.    (2W1B)

Context Definition 1    (2W1C)

The broader use of this term outside of the OMB Circular context is the more generic definition: Information technology (IT) or information and communication technology (ICT) is the technology required for information processing. In particular the use of electronic computers and computer software to convert, store, protect, process, transmit, and retrieve information from anywhere, anytime.    (2W1D)

Reference/URL Context Definition 1    (2W1E)

Wikipedia; Major Field for Technology - Information Technology; Available from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_technology; See also the Information Technology Portal, Wikipedia: Wikiportal/Information technology; Available at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia ; Internet; Accessed 30 June 2005.    (2W1F)

Context Definition 2    (2W1G)

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See Also Related Terms    (2W1K)