Recovery Idea for CIO's, Chiefs of Staff, and IG's

Roy Roebuck (United States of America)
Roy Roebuck idea at http://www.thenationaldialogue.org/ideas/transparency-needs-cios-chiefs-of-staff-and-igs-focusing-on-irm-not-it
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  1. accountability
    responsibility to someone or for some activity
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  2. achieve
    gain with effort
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  3. across
    to the opposite side
    The most effective and efficient means of managing information resources is to use a consistent "terminology" method across all of those organizations.
  4. agency
    the state of being in action or exerting power
    Transparency needs CIO's, Chiefs of Staff, and IGs focusing on IRM, not IT

    The Federal Agencies and Bureaus assigned responsibility for their parts of the ARRA need to fully follow the law in managing their organization's information resources, not just their information technology.
  5. appropriately
    in an appropriate manner
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  6. architecture
    the discipline dealing with the design of fine buildings
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  7. assign
    select something or someone for a specific purpose
    Transparency needs CIO's, Chiefs of Staff, and IGs focusing on IRM, not IT

    The Federal Agencies and Bureaus assigned responsibility for their parts of the ARRA need to fully follow the law in managing their organization's information resources, not just their information technology.
  8. assigned
    appointed to a post or duty
    Transparency needs CIO's, Chiefs of Staff, and IGs focusing on IRM, not IT

    The Federal Agencies and Bureaus assigned responsibility for their parts of the ARRA need to fully follow the law in managing their organization's information resources, not just their information technology.
  9. auditor
    a qualified accountant who inspects accounting records
    The CIO's need to establish the mechanism for organization terminology (methodology, metamodel, supporting technology, infrastructure), while the Chief of Staff or equivalent would be responsible for its cross-organization content and use, and the IG and auditors would use it to ensure effective and efficient organization, functional, program, and project operations management, and the contribution that the governed terminology makes to that management success.
  10. basis
    the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun
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  11. bureau
    an administrative unit of government
    Transparency needs CIO's, Chiefs of Staff, and IGs focusing on IRM, not IT

    The Federal Agencies and Bureaus assigned responsibility for their parts of the ARRA need to fully follow the law in managing their organization's information resources, not just their information technology.
  12. chief
    the head of a tribe or clan
    Transparency needs CIO's, Chiefs of Staff, and IGs focusing on IRM, not IT

    The Federal Agencies and Bureaus assigned responsibility for their parts of the ARRA need to fully follow the law in managing their organization's information resources, not just their information technology.
  13. chief of staff
    the senior officer of a service of the armed forces
    Transparency needs CIO's, Chiefs of Staff, and IGs focusing on IRM, not IT

    The Federal Agencies and Bureaus assigned responsibility for their parts of the ARRA need to fully follow the law in managing their organization's information resources, not just their information technology.
  14. CIO
    a federation of North American industrial unions that merged with the American Federation of Labor in 1955
    Transparency needs CIO's, Chiefs of Staff, and IGs focusing on IRM, not IT

    The Federal Agencies and Bureaus assigned responsibility for their parts of the ARRA need to fully follow the law in managing their organization's information resources,
  15. consistent
    the same throughout in structure or composition
    The most effective and efficient means of managing information resources is to use a consistent "terminology" method across all of those organizations.
  16. content
    satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
    The CIO's need to establish the mechanism for organization terminology (methodology, metamodel, supporting technology, infrastructure), while the Chief of Staff or equivalent would be responsible for its cross-organization content and use, and the IG and auditors would use it to ensure effective and efficient organization, functional, program, and project operations management, and the contribution that the governed terminology makes to that management success.
  17. contribution
    a voluntary gift made to some worthwhile cause
    The CIO's need to establish the mechanism for organization terminology (methodology, metamodel, supporting technology, infrastructure), while the Chief of Staff or equivalent would be responsible for its cross-organization content and use, and the IG and auditors would use it to ensure effective and efficient organization, functional, program, and project operations management, and the contribution that the governed terminology makes to that management success.
  18. control
    power to direct or determine
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  19. cross
    a marking that consists of lines that intersect each other
    The CIO's need to establish the mechanism for organization terminology (methodology, metamodel, supporting technology, infrastructure), while the Chief of Staff or equivalent would be responsible for its cross-organization content and use, and the IG and auditors would use it to ensure effective and efficient organization, functional, program, and project operations management, and the contribution that the governed terminology makes to that management success.
  20. cycle
    a periodically repeated sequence of events
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  21. discipline
    a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
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  22. effective
    producing or capable of producing an intended result
    The most effective and efficient means of managing information resources is to use a consistent "terminology" method across all of those organizations.
  23. efficient
    being effective without wasting time, effort, or expense
    The most effective and efficient means of managing information resources is to use a consistent "terminology" method across all of those organizations.
  24. ensure
    make certain of
    The CIO's need to establish the mechanism for organization terminology (methodology, metamodel, supporting technology, infrastructure), while the Chief of Staff or equivalent would be responsible for its cross-organization content and use, and the IG and auditors would use it to ensure effective and efficient organization, functional, program, and project operations management, and the contribution that the governed terminology makes to that management success.
  25. enterprise
    a purposeful or industrious undertaking
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  26. equivalent
    being essentially comparable to something
    The CIO's need to establish the mechanism for organization terminology (methodology, metamodel, supporting technology, infrastructure), while the Chief of Staff or equivalent would be responsible for its cross-organization content and use, and the IG and auditors would use it to ensure effective and efficient organization, functional, program, and project operations management, and the contribution that the governed terminology makes to that management success.
  27. establish
    set up or found
    The CIO's need to establish the mechanism for organization terminology (methodology, metamodel, supporting technology, infrastructure), while the Chief of Staff or equivalent would be responsible for its cross-organization content and use, and the IG and auditors would use it to ensure effective and efficient organization, functional, program, and project operations management, and the contribution that the governed terminology makes to that management success.
  28. Federal
    being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War
    Transparency needs CIO's, Chiefs of Staff, and IGs focusing on IRM, not IT

    The Federal Agencies and Bureaus assigned responsibility for their parts of the ARRA need to fully follow the law in managing their organization's information resources, not just their information technology.
  29. federal agency
    an administrative unit of government
    Transparency needs CIO's, Chiefs of Staff, and IGs focusing on IRM, not IT

    The Federal Agencies and Bureaus assigned responsibility for their parts of the ARRA need to fully follow the law in managing their organization's information resources, not just their information technology.
  30. focus
    the concentration of attention or energy on something
    Transparency needs CIO's, Chiefs of Staff, and IGs focusing on IRM, not IT

    The Federal Agencies and Bureaus assigned responsibility for their parts of the ARRA need to fully follow the law in managing their organization's information resources, not just their information technology.
  31. focus on
    center upon
    Transparency needs CIO's, Chiefs of Staff, and IGs focusing on IRM, not IT

    The Federal Agencies and Bureaus assigned responsibility for their parts of the ARRA need to fully follow the law in managing their organization's information resources, not just their information technology.
  32. focusing
    the concentration of attention or energy on something
    Transparency needs CIO's, Chiefs of Staff, and IGs focusing on IRM, not IT

    The Federal Agencies and Bureaus assigned responsibility for their parts of the ARRA need to fully follow the law in managing their organization's information resources, not just their information technology.
  33. follow
    travel behind, go after, or come after
    Transparency needs CIO's, Chiefs of Staff, and IGs focusing on IRM, not IT

    The Federal Agencies and Bureaus assigned responsibility for their parts of the ARRA need to fully follow the law in managing their organization's information resources, not just their information technology.
  34. fully
    to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely;
    Transparency needs CIO's, Chiefs of Staff, and IGs focusing on IRM, not IT

    The Federal Agencies and Bureaus assigned responsibility for their parts of the ARRA need to fully follow the law in managing their organization's information resources, not just their information technology.
  35. functional
    designed for or capable of a particular use
    The CIO's need to establish the mechanism for organization terminology (methodology, metamodel, supporting technology, infrastructure), while the Chief of Staff or equivalent would be responsible for its cross-organization content and use, and the IG and auditors would use it to ensure effective and efficient organization, functional, program, and project operations management, and the contribution that the governed terminology makes to that management success.
  36. govern
    exercise authority over, as of nations
    The CIO's need to establish the mechanism for organization terminology (methodology, metamodel, supporting technology, infrastructure), while the Chief of Staff or equivalent would be responsible for its cross-organization content and use, and the IG and auditors would use it to ensure effective and efficient organization, functional, program, and project operations management, and the contribution that the governed terminology makes to that management success.
  37. governed
    the body of people who are citizens of a particular government
    The CIO's need to establish the mechanism for organization terminology (methodology, metamodel, supporting technology, infrastructure), while the Chief of Staff or equivalent would be responsible for its cross-organization content and use, and the IG and auditors would use it to ensure effective and efficient organization, functional, program, and project operations management, and the contribution that the governed terminology makes to that management success.
  38. idea
    the content of cognition
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  39. information
    knowledge acquired through study or experience
    Transparency needs CIO's, Chiefs of Staff, and IGs focusing on IRM, not IT

    The Federal Agencies and Bureaus assigned responsibility for their parts of the ARRA need to fully follow the law in managing their organization's information resources, not just their information technology.
  40. information technology
    the branch of engineering that deals with the use of computers and telecommunications to retrieve and store and transmit information
    Transparency needs CIO's, Chiefs of Staff, and IGs focusing on IRM, not IT

    The Federal Agencies and Bureaus assigned responsibility for their parts of the ARRA need to fully follow the law in managing their organization's information resources, not ju
  41. infrastructure
    the basic features of a system or organization
    The CIO's need to establish the mechanism for organization terminology (methodology, metamodel, supporting technology, infrastructure), while the Chief of Staff or equivalent would be responsible for its cross-organization content and use, and the IG and auditors would use it to ensure effective and efficient organization, functional, program, and project operations management, and the contribution that the governed terminology makes to that management success.
  42. just
    and nothing more
    Transparency needs CIO's, Chiefs of Staff, and IGs focusing on IRM, not IT

    The Federal Agencies and Bureaus assigned responsibility for their parts of the ARRA need to fully follow the law in managing their organization's information resources, not just their information technology.
  43. law
    the collection of rules imposed by authority
    Transparency needs CIO's, Chiefs of Staff, and IGs focusing on IRM, not IT

    The Federal Agencies and Bureaus assigned responsibility for their parts of the ARRA need to fully follow the law in managing their organization's information resources, not just their information technology.
  44. life
    the organic phenomenon that distinguishes living organisms
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  45. life cycle
    a series of stages through which an organism passes
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  46. management
    the act of controlling something
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  47. management control
    an internal control performed by one or more managers
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  48. mean
    denote or connote
    The most effective and efficient means of managing information resources is to use a consistent "terminology" method across all of those organizations.
  49. means
    how a result is obtained or an end is achieved
    The most effective and efficient means of managing information resources is to use a consistent "terminology" method across all of those organizations.
  50. mechanism
    device consisting of a piece of machinery
    The CIO's need to establish the mechanism for organization terminology (methodology, metamodel, supporting technology, infrastructure), while the Chief of Staff or equivalent would be responsible for its cross-organization content and use, and the IG and auditors would use it to ensure effective and efficient organization, functional, program, and project operations management, and the contribution that the governed terminology makes to that management success.
  51. method
    a way of doing something, especially a systematic way
    The most effective and efficient means of managing information resources is to use a consistent "terminology" method across all of those organizations.
  52. methodology
    the techniques followed in a particular discipline
    The CIO's need to establish the mechanism for organization terminology (methodology, metamodel, supporting technology, infrastructure), while the Chief of Staff or equivalent would be responsible for its cross-organization content and use, and the
  53. most
    used to indicate the greatest amount or degree of a quality
    The most effective and efficient means of managing information resources is to use a consistent "terminology" method across all of those organizations.
  54. need
    require or want
    Transparency needs CIO's, Chiefs of Staff, and IGs focusing on IRM, not IT

    The Federal Agencies and Bureaus assigned responsibility for their parts of the ARRA need to fully follow the law in managing their organization's information resources, not just their information technology.
  55. needs
    in such a manner as could not be otherwise
    Transparency needs CIO's, Chiefs of Staff, and IGs focusing on IRM, not IT

    The Federal Agencies and Bureaus assigned responsibility for their parts of the ARRA need to fully follow the law in managing their organization's information resources, not just their information technology.
  56. not
    negation of a word or group of words
    Transparency needs CIO's, Chiefs of Staff, and IGs focusing on IRM, not IT

    The Federal Agencies and Bureaus assigned responsibility for their parts of the ARRA need to fully follow the law in managing their organization's information resources, not just their information technology.
  57. operation
    process or manner of functioning
    The CIO's need to establish the mechanism for organization terminology (methodology, metamodel, supporting technology, infrastructure), while the Chief of Staff or equivalent would be responsible for its cross-organization content and use, and the IG and auditors would use it to ensure effective and efficient organization, functional, program, and project operations management, and the contribution that the governed terminology makes to that management success.
  58. operational
    pertaining to a series of actions for achieving a result
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  59. operations
    financial transactions at a brokerage
    The CIO's need to establish the mechanism for organization terminology (methodology, metamodel, supporting technology, infrastructure), while the Chief of Staff or equivalent would be responsible for its cross-organization content and use, and the IG and auditors would use it to ensure effective and efficient organization, functional, program, and project operations management, and the contribution that the governed terminology makes to that management success.
  60. organization
    a methodical and orderly manner or approach
    Transparency needs CIO's, Chiefs of Staff, and IGs focusing on IRM, not IT

    The Federal Agencies and Bureaus assigned responsibility for their parts of the ARRA need to fully follow the law in managing their organization's information resources, not just their information technology.
  61. part
    one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole
    Transparency needs CIO's, Chiefs of Staff, and IGs focusing on IRM, not IT

    The Federal Agencies and Bureaus assigned responsibility for their parts of the ARRA need to fully follow the law in managing their organization's information resources, not just their information technology.
  62. parts
    the local environment
    Transparency needs CIO's, Chiefs of Staff, and IGs focusing on IRM, not IT

    The Federal Agencies and Bureaus assigned responsibility for their parts of the ARRA need to fully follow the law in managing their organization's information resources, not just their information technology.
  63. problem
    a question raised for consideration or solution
    A tool is not the solution if the problem is not understood.
  64. program
    a series of steps to be carried out
    The CIO's need to establish the mechanism for organization terminology (methodology, metamodel, supporting technology, infrastructure), while the Chief of Staff or equivalent would be responsible for its cross-organization content and use, and the IG and auditors would use it to ensure effective and efficient organization, functional, program, and project operations management, and the contribution that the governed terminology makes to that management success.
  65. project
    a planned undertaking
    The CIO's need to establish the mechanism for organization terminology (methodology, metamodel, supporting technology, infrastructure), while the Chief of Staff or equivalent would be responsible for its cross-organization content and use, and the IG and auditors would use it to ensure effective and efficient organization, functional, program, and project operations management, and the contribution that the governed terminology makes to that management success.
  66. resource
    aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed
    Transparency needs CIO's, Chiefs of Staff, and IGs focusing on IRM, not IT

    The Federal Agencies and Bureaus assigned responsibility for their parts of the ARRA need to fully follow the law in managing their organization's information resources, not just their information technology.
  67. responsibility
    the social force that binds you to a course of action
    Transparency needs CIO's, Chiefs of Staff, and IGs focusing on IRM, not IT

    The Federal Agencies and Bureaus assigned responsibility for their parts of the ARRA need to fully follow the law in managing their organization's information resources, not just their information technology.
  68. responsible
    worthy of or requiring trust; held accountable
    The CIO's need to establish the mechanism for organization terminology (methodology, metamodel, supporting technology, infrastructure), while the Chief of Staff or equivalent would be responsible for its cross-organization content and use, and the IG and auditors would use it to ensure effective and efficient organization, functional, program, and project operations management, and the contribution that the governed terminology makes to that management success.
  69. responsible for
    being the agent or cause
    The CIO's need to establish the mechanism for organization terminology (methodology, metamodel, supporting technology, infrastructure), while the Chief of Staff or equivalent would be responsible for its cross-organization content and use, and the IG and auditors would use it to ensure effective and efficient organization, functional, program, and project operations management, and the contribution that the governed terminology makes to that management success.
  70. share
    assets belonging to an individual person or group
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  71. shared
    have in common; held or experienced in common
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  72. site
    the piece of land on which something is located
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  73. solution
    a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances
    A tool is not the solution if the problem is not understood.
  74. staff
    a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose
    Transparency needs CIO's, Chiefs of Staff, and IGs focusing on IRM, not IT

    The Federal Agencies and Bureaus assigned responsibility for their parts of the ARRA need to fully follow the law in managing their organization's information resources, not just their information technology.
  75. success
    an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
    The CIO's need to establish the mechanism for organization terminology (methodology, metamodel, supporting technology, infrastructure), while the Chief of Staff or equivalent would be responsible for its cross-organization content and use, and the IG and auditors would use it to ensure effective and efficient organization, functional, program, and project operations management, and the contribution that the governed terminology makes to that management success.
  76. support
    the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
    The CIO's need to establish the mechanism for organization terminology (methodology, metamodel, supporting technology, infrastructure), while the Chief of Staff or equivalent would be responsible for its cross-organization content and use, and the IG and auditors would use it to ensure effective and efficient organization, functional, program, and project operations management, and the contribution that the governed terminology makes to that management success.
  77. supporting
    the act of bearing the weight of or strengthening
    The CIO's need to establish the mechanism for organization terminology (methodology, metamodel, supporting technology, infrastructure), while the Chief of Staff or equivalent would be responsible for its cross-organization content and use, and the IG and auditors would use it to ensure effective and efficient organization, functional, program, and project operations management, and the contribution that the governed terminology makes to that management success.
  78. technology
    the practical application of science to commerce or industry
    Transparency needs CIO's, Chiefs of Staff, and IGs focusing on IRM, not IT

    The Federal Agencies and Bureaus assigned responsibility for their parts of the ARRA need to fully follow the law in managing their organization's information resources, not just their information technology.
  79. terminology
    a system of words used to name things in a discipline
    The most effective and efficient means of managing information resources is to use a consistent "terminology" method across all of those organizations.
  80. to that
    to that
    The CIO's need to establish the mechanism for organization terminology (methodology, metamodel, supporting technology, infrastructure), while the Chief of Staff or equivalent would be responsible for its cross-organization content and use, and the IG and auditors would use it to ensure effective and efficient organization, functional, program, and project operations management, and the contribution that the governed terminology makes to that management success.
  81. tool
    an implement used to perform a task or job
    A tool is not the solution if the problem is not understood.
  82. transparency
    the quality of being clear
    Transparency needs CIO's, Chiefs of Staff, and IGs focusing on IRM, not IT

    The Federal Agencies and Bureaus assigned responsibility for their parts of the ARRA need to fully follow the law in managing their organization's information resources, not just their information technology.
  83. understand
    know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
    A tool is not the solution if the problem is not understood.
  84. understood
    implied by or inferred from actions or statements
    A tool is not the solution if the problem is not understood.
  85. use
    put into service
    The most effective and efficient means of managing information resources is to use a consistent "terminology" method across all of those organizations.
  86. while
    a period of indeterminate length marked by some action
    The CIO's need to establish the mechanism for organization terminology (methodology, metamodel, supporting technology, infrastructure), while the Chief of Staff or equivalent would be responsible for its cross-organization content and use, and the IG and auditors would use it to ensure effective and efficient organization, functional, program, and project operations management, and the contribution that the governed terminology makes to that management success.
Created on Sun Jul 05 22:15:13 EDT 2009 (updated Sun Jul 05 22:16:39 EDT 2009)

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