E-Gov NIST Activities in Support of U.S. Government Validation of E-Gov Standards Michael D. Hogan NIST Information Technology Laboratory David Alderman NIST Technology Services we March 28, 2007 % NUST National Institute of Standards and Technology * U.S Depariment of CommerceE-GOv Legal and Policy Framework Oe * For government agencies, using standards and participating in their development ~ National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (NTTAA) — OMB Circular A-119 (1998) * For government IT systems — Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1995 (ITMRA) — Federal Information Security Management Act of 2002 (FISMA) * For web-based government services — The E-Government Act of 2002 INIUSST necionat Institute of Standards and Technology » U.S. Department of CommerceE-GOV NTTAA * Section 12(d) : — Directs federal agencies to use “technical standards developed or adopted by voluntary consensus standards bodies” as a means to carry out policy objectives or activities determined by the agencies or departments. INUUSST netionat Institute of Standards and Technology * U.S. Department of Commerce