TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS - 5100

The Department of Technology embraces the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) management information standards, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standards, and the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS). The ANSI standards are national consensus standards which provide guidance on a variety of issues central to the public and industrial sectors. The NIST standards are developed to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology to enhance economic security and improve our quality of life. The FIPS standards are adopted and promulgated by NIST under the provision of Public Law 89–306 (Brooks Act) and Part 6 of Title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, and serve to improve the utilization and management of computers and automated data processing in the Federal Government.

Agencies/state entities must use the ANSI, NIST and FIPS standards in their information management planning and operations. Adopting these standards will facilitate the inter-organizational sharing and exchanging of equipment, data, software, and personnel. Use of these standards will also facilitate communication (1) among Agencies/state entities; (2) between the state and its IT vendors; and (3) between the state and its IT information providers/recipients.