The Office of the Chief Information Officer and High Performance Computing and Communications (OCIO/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 OCIO leads the improvement of NOAA operations and service delivery using IT systems, promoting NOAA's effective use of IT to accomplish its mission.

The OCIO leads NOAA's principal IT research through the NOAA High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC) program, and provides advice to NOAA management on information resources and information systems management. The OCIO also promotes and shapes an effective strategic and operational IT planning process for NOAA, coordinates the preparation of NOAA's IT budget and associated materials, oversees selected NOAA-wide operational IT systems and services, and is responsible for other assigned programs that are interagency and/or international in scope.

• Guidelines for Handling Mail • Section 508 • HPCC Accessibility Lab • Universal Access • Laws, Regulations, and Guidance • Information Quality • Links for NOAA Administrative Orders (NAO's)

• Network Operations Center (NOC) • Webcasting Project - HPCC • PC configuration for webcasts • NOAA IT Electronic Store (NITES)