The OCIO provides the following services to the NIH community:
- Educates and guides the NIH community on the federal, HHS and other high-level policies, regulations, and laws that drive NIH-level IT requirements
- Collaborates with the IT and broader NIH communities to develop, vet, implement and administer NIH IT-related policy, standards and guidance
- Ensures that NIH management and staff have the proper information they need to effectively and efficiently use and protect valuable NIH IT resources and data.
A list of the current IT-related policies, standards and guidance is provided by subject area below.
More Information
IT policies, standards and guidance issued by external IT governance organizations and followed by NIH can be found at External IT Governance and Oversight under IT Governance & Policy
Contact
General IT Policy
Email nihciocommunications@mail.nih.gov
Phone 301-496-1168
Information Security Policy
Email nihisaopolicy@mail.nih.gov