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 116 STAT. 2924 PUBLIC LAW 107-347—DEC. 17, 2002 Records. Regulations. Information Officers Council, and the Administrator of General Services, shall establish and operate information technology training programs consistent with the requirements of this subsection. Such programs shall— (A) have curricula covering a broad range of information technology disciplines corresponding to the specific information technology and information resource management needs of the agency involved; (B) be developed and applied according to rigorous standards; and (C) be designed to maximize efficiency, through the use of self-paced courses, online courses, on-the-job training, and the use of remote instructors, wherever such features can be applied without reducing the effectiveness of the training or negatively impacting academic standards. (3) GOVERNMENTWIDE POLICIES AND EVALUATION.— The Director of the Office of Personnel Management, in coordination with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall issue policies to promote the development of performance standeirds for training and uniform implementation of this subsection by Executive agencies, with due regard for differences in program requirements among agencies that may be appropriate and warranted in view of the agency mission. The Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall eveduate the implementation of the provisions of this subsection by Executive agencies. (4) CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER AUTHORITIES AND RESPON- SIBILITIES.— Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the head of an Executive agency, the chief information officer of such agency shall carry out all powers, functions, and duties of the head of the agency with respect to implementation of this subsection. The chief information officer shall ensure that the policies of the agency head established in accordance with this subsection are implemented throughout the agency. (5) INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TRAINING REPORTING. —The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall ensure that the heads of Executive agencies collect and maintain standardized information on the information technology and information resources management workforce related to the implementation of this subsection. (6) AUTHORITY TO DETAIL EMPLOYEES TO NON-FEDERAL EMPLOYERS.— In carrying out the preceding provisions of this subsection, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management may provide for a program under which a Federal employee may be detailed to a non-Federal employer. The Director of the Office of Personnel Mginagement shall prescribe regulations for such program, including the conditions for service and duties as the Director considers necessary. (7) COORDINATION PROVISION.— An assignment described in section 3703 of title 5, United States Code, may not be made unless a program under paragraph (6) is established, and the assignment is made in accordance with the requirements of such program. (8) EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION.—Subject to information resource management needs and the limitations imposed by resource needs in other occupational areas, and consistent with their overall workforce development strategies, agencies shall

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