EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
WASHINGTON , D. C. 20503

June 15, 20i 7

THE DIRECTOR

M-17-26
MEMORANDUM FOR HEADS OF EXECU NE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
FROM:

Mick Mulvaney
Director

SUBJECT:

Reducing Burden for ederal Agencies by Rescinding and Modifying OMB Memoranda

From administration to administration, agencies have been asked to respond to hundreds of guidance
documents related to management areas such as information technology (IT), human capital, acquisition,
financial management, and real property. Too often, burdensome tasks have piled up without consideration
of whether the requirements collectively make sense. In many cases, agencies are asked to spend more
time and resources complying with low-value activities versus allocating taxpayer dollars to meet their core
agency mission.
In support of the President's Management Agenda and the belief that the Federal Government can - and
should- operate more effectively and efficiently, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is taking
action to identify low-value, duplicative, and obsolete activities that can be ended. Through this
Memorandum, OMB begins providing relief to agencies by rolling back these requirements and allowing
those who know their agencies best - agency managers - manage operations, adopt best practices, and find
the best way possible to reduce costs and minimize staff hours responding to duplicative and burdensome
reporting requirements.
This is just the first phase of an extensive review process. Over the next year, the Administration will:
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Continue working with agencies through the government-wide council structure to identify
additional areas oflow-value, duplicative, and obsolete requirements, including those that are
statutory in nature, and work with the appropriate parties, including the Legislative Branch, to
provide relief for agencies wherever possible.
Coordinate with the Federal government's other central management offices and agencies,
including the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the General Services Administration
(GSA), to identify and reduce or eliminate burdensome, low-value compliance activities.
Examine the processes by which OMB issues management guidance to agencies to determine
where processes may be streamlined and better coordinated, and that critical document
management practices, such as the addition of sunset provisions, are added to the issuance process.
Develop a long-term solution for reviewing and rescinding guidance, as well as locating our
guidance documents in a portal that agencies can easily access.

Consistent with the requirements in OMB Memorandum M-17-22, Comprehensive Planfor Reforming the
Federal Government and Reducing the Federal Civilian Worliforce, to identify initial burden reduction
opportunities within 60 days of issuance, this Memorandum rescinds, modifies, and/or pauses the following
previously issued OMB memoranda to alleviate reporting and compliance burdens and allow agencies to
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 focus their efforts on higher value activities. 1 Below is a description of the OMB guidance documents
affected by this Memorandum, categorized by type of action (i.e., eliminated, modified, paused) and area of
focus (i.e., information technology, financial management, procurement, performance management,
customer service, program management). Additionally, the Appendix to this Memorandum contains a
summary listing of each OMB guidance document referenced and discussed below.

Eliminated – Information Technology:
IT Security - M-99-20, M-02-12, M-03-19, M-07-11, and Updated Instructions for Public Reporting of
Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12: These five IT security memoranda are outdated because
they were issued prior to the enactment of the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014
(FISMA 2014) and many of the requirements therein have been superseded by subsequent OMB policy and
guidance. OMB is formally rescinding these memos to ensure agencies will continue to implement the
requirements FISMA 2014 and related guidance.
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M-99-20, Security of Federal Automated Information Resources (June 23, 1999)
M-02-12, Reducing Redundant IT Infrastructure Related to Homeland Security (July 19, 2002)
M-03-19, Reporting Instructions for the Federal Information Security Management Act and
Updated Guidance on Quarterly IT Security Reporting (August 6, 2003)
M-07-11, Implementation of Commonly Accepted Security Configurations for Windows Operating
Systems (March 22, 2007)
Updated Instructions for Public Reporting of Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD
12) Implementation Status (October 26, 2007)

IT Asset Management and Agency Oversight - M-97-12, M-03-14, M-10-25, M-10-31, and M-15-10:
These five OMB memoranda set guidance for the management and oversight of Federal agency IT
portfolios and assets. These instructions and reporting requirements are already implemented through
various other OMB efforts, such as the quarterly OMB Integrated Data Collection (IDC) and updated OMB
memoranda. OMB is formally rescinding these memos. Agencies should continue to implement IT
management priorities as identified by the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act
(FITARA) and related OMB memoranda and guidance.
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M-97-12, Evaluation of Agency Implementation of Capital Planning and Investment Control
Processes (April 25, 1997)
M-03-14, Reducing Cost and Improving Quality in Federal Purchases of Commercial Software
(June 2, 2003)
M-10-25, Reforming the Federal Government's Efforts to Manage Information Technology
Projects (June 28, 2010)
M-10-31, Immediate Review of Information Technology Projects (July 28, 2010)
M-15-10, Focusing on Implementation to Drive Improvements (April 6, 2015)

In addition to the OMB guidance documents identified for rescission or modification in this Memorandum, OMB is
finalizing updates to Appendix C of OMB Circular A-123 (2014) and OMB Circular A-136, Financial Reporting
Requirements (2016) that will streamline and simplify payment integrity guidance and agency financial reporting.
These updates will not only reduce the staff hours spent responding to duplicative and unnecessary reporting
requirements but also render obsolete several OMB guidance documents, such as OMB Memoranda M-12-11 (Reducing
Improper Payments through the “Do Not Pay List”), M-13-20 (Protecting Privacy while Reducing Improper Payments
with the Do Not Pay Initiative), and M-15-02 (Appendix C to Circular No. A-123, Requirements for Effective
Estimation and Remediation of Improper Payments).
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 Eliminated – Information Technology (Cont.):
IT Management and Planning - M-97-16, M-02-08, M-08-26, M-09-02, M-11-17, and M-11-29: These
six OMB memoranda set guidance for the procurement, management, and oversight of Federal agency IT
portfolios and assets. OMB is rescinding these memoranda to provide clarity and reduce the
implementation burden on Federal agencies for IT-related initiatives. Agencies should continue to
implement IT management priorities as identified by FITARA and related OMB memoranda and guidance.
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M-97-16, Information Technology Architectures (June 18, 1997)
M-02-08, Redundant Information Systems Relating to On-Line Rulemaking Initiative (May 6,
2002)
M-08-26, Transition from FTS2001 to Networx (August 28, 2008)
M-09-02, Information Technology Management Structure and Governance Framework (October
21, 2008)
M-11-17, Delivering on the Accountable Government Initiative and Implementing the GPRA
Modernization Act of 2010 (April 14, 2011)
M-11-29, Chief Information Officer Authorities (August 8, 2011)

Government Information Security Reform Act Guidance – M-01-08 and M-01-24: These two OMB
memoranda set agency implementation requirements to meet the goals of the Government Information
Security Reform Act (GISRA). Since passage of this legislation, the Federal Information Security
Management Act (FISMA 2002) was enacted by Congress in 2002 and subsequently revised by FISMA
2014. FISMA 2002 and, subsequently, FISMA 2014 superseded the requirements of GISRA, and OMB
has issued updated guidance for agency implementation of FISMA 2014, including M-16-04:
Cybersecurity Strategy and Implementation Plan (CSIP) for the Federal Civilian Government, and annual
guidance to meet the reporting requirements of the law. Federal agencies should utilize all appropriate
FISMA 2014 cybersecurity guidance from OMB in place of these two policies.
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M-01-08, Guidance on Implementing the Government Information Security Reform Act (January
16, 2001)
M-01-24, Reporting Instructions for the Government Information Security Reform Act (June 22,
2001)

Year 2000 Memos – M-99-09, M-99-12, M-99-15, M-99-16, M-99-17, M-99-21, and M-00-01: All seven
of these policies set out requirements and implementation guidance for agencies on planning for potential
IT disruption related to the Year 2000. These policies are now obsolete and outdated, as the Federal
government was successfully unaffected by any service interruptions. As a result, OMB is rescinding these
memoranda because the deadlines for implementation have passed.
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M-99-09, Revised Reporting Guidance on Year 2000 Efforts (January 26, 1999)
M-99-12, Assuring the Year 2000 Readiness of High Impact Federal Programs (March 26, 1999)
M-99-15, Reporting Continued Progress Addressing the Year 2000 Problem (April 30, 1999)
M-99-16, Business Continuity and Contingency Planning for the Year 2000 (May 13, 1999)
M-99-17, Minimizing Regulatory and Information Technology Requirements That Could Affect
Progress Fixing the Year 2000 Problem (May 14, 1999)
M-99-21, Revised Reporting Guidance on Year 2000 Efforts (August 6, 1999)
M-00-01, Day One Planning and Request for Updated Business Continuity and Contingency Plans
(October 13, 1999)
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 Eliminated – Information Technology (Cont.):
Annual FISMA Guidance: M-04-24, M-05-15, M-06-20, M-07-19, M-08-21, M-09-29, and M-10-15:
These seven IT security memoranda are outdated and many of the requirements therein have been
superseded by subsequent OMB guidance. OMB is formally rescinding these memos to ensure agencies
will continue to implement the requirements of updated guidance related to fiscal year (FY) reporting under
FISMA 2014.
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M-04-25: FY 2004 Reporting Instructions for the Federal Information Security Management
Act (August 23, 2004)
M-05-15: FY 2005 Reporting Instructions for the Federal Information Security Management Act
and Agency Privacy Management (June 13, 2005)
M-06-20: FY 2006 Reporting Instructions for the Federal Information Security Management Act
and Agency Privacy Management (July 17, 2006)
M-07-19: FY 2007 Reporting Instructions for the Federal Information Security Management Act
and Agency Privacy Management (July 25, 2007)
M-08-21: FY 2008 Reporting Instructions for the Federal Information Security Management Act
and Agency Privacy Management (July 14, 2008)
M-09-29: FY 2009 Reporting Instructions for the Federal Information Security Management Act
and Agency Privacy Management (August 20, 2009)
M-10-15: FY 2010 Reporting Instructions for the Federal Information Security Management Act
and Agency Privacy Management (April 21, 2010)

Proposed Partial Elimination Conditioned on Enactment of Appropriations Legislation for
FY 2018 – Financial Management:
Reporting Related to Efficient Spending to Support Agency Operations - M-12-12 and M-17-08: The
current process to review, approve, and publicly report on Federally-sponsored and Federally-hosted
conferences have become incredibly burdensome for agencies. Management of the conference approval
process must instead evolve to a more risk-based approach in which agencies apply the enterprise risk
management and internal control practices set forth in OMB Circular A-123 to ensure that Federal funds
are spent appropriately. Therefore, OMB proposes to amend in part Memoranda M-12-12 and M-17-08,
following the enactment of appropriations legislation for FY 2018 that repeals section 523 of division H
and section 739 of division E of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (Public Law 115-31),
consistent with the President’s Budget for FY 2018. If the proposed appropriations language is enacted,
then agencies may forego the conference approval process and public reporting requirements imposed by
these memoranda.
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M-12-12, Promoting Efficient Spending to Support Agency Operations (May 2012)
M-17-08, Amending OMB Memorandum M-12-12, Promoting Efficient Spending to Support
Agency Operations (November 2016)

Eliminated – Financial Management:
Grants Management Related Requirements - M-14-17, M-12-01, and OMB’s Controller Alert of
December 2016: To help reduce the burden for grants management related requirements, agencies are no
longer required to: 1) report the metrics measuring the impact of the Uniform Guidance (2 C.F.R. Part 200),
as instructed by OMB Memorandum M-14-17, and 2) prepare for an expanded Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance numbering schematic, as informed by OMB’s Controller Alert of December 2016. In
addition, the Council on Financial Assistance Reform (COFAR), an interagency group of Executive Branch
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 Eliminated – Financial Management (Cont.):
officials that was established by OMB Memorandum M-12-01, is disbanded. Moving forward, financial
assistance priorities will be considered by the Chief Financial Officers (CFO) Council, consistent with the
goal of involving a broader community of grant-making agencies to participate in developing priorities for
reforming Federal grants management.
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M-14-17, Metrics for Uniform Guidance (2 C.F.R. 200) (September 2014)
M-12-01, Creation of the Council on Financial Assistance Reform (October 2011)
Controller Alert, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbering Schematic (December 2016)

Accelerated Payment Reporting – M-12-16, M-13-15, M-14-10, M-16-07, and M-17-13: Agency
quarterly progress reporting to OMB, as originally required by OMB Memorandum M-12-16 and
subsequently extended by OMB Memoranda M-13-15, M-14-10, M-16-07 and M-17-13, is eliminated.
Agencies are encouraged to continue to accelerate payments, to the best of their ability, to small businesses
and prime contractors with small business subcontractors. This reporting requirement change, however,
does not affect an agency’s responsibilities to comply with the Prompt Payment Act (31 U.S.C. Chapter 39)
and OMB’s implementing regulations thereto (5 C.F.R. Part 1315).
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M-12-16, Providing Prompt Payment to Small Business Subcontractors (July 2012)
M-13-15, Extension of Policy to Provide Accelerated Payment to Small Business Subcontractors
(July 2013)
M-14-10, Extension of Policy to Provide Accelerated Payment to Small Business Subcontractors
(July 2014)
M-16-07, Reporting of Accelerated Payment to Small Business Subcontractors (March 2016)
M-17-13, Extension of Policy to Provide Accelerated Payment to Small Businesses and Small
Business Subcontractors (January 2017)

Reporting of Conference Spending – M-11-35: Agency reporting of conference expenses to OMB is
eliminated because agencies have satisfied the one-time data call requirement. Agencies should continue to
apply enterprise risk management and internal control practices set forth in OMB Circular A-123 to their
conference approval process to ensure that Federal funds are spent appropriately.

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M-11-35, Eliminating Excess Conference Spending and Promoting Efficiency in Government
(September 2011)

Reporting Costs Related to the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill – M-10-29, M-11-09, Management
Procedures Memorandum (MPM) 2010-35, and MPM 2012-03: Agency data collection requirements for
identifying and documenting government costs related to the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill are
eliminated because a key purpose for tracking and collecting such data has been obviated with the
settlement of related litigation.
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M-10-29, Identifying and Documenting Costs of Government Activities Related to the BP
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (July 2010)
M-11-09, Supplemental Guidance on Reporting Costs of Government Activities Related to the BP
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (January 2011)
MPM 2010-35, Reporting Costs of Government Activities Related to the BP Deepwater Horizon
Oil Spill (October 2010)
MPM 2012-03, Amended Reporting Guidelines for Reporting Costs of Government Activities
Related to the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (October 2012)
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 Eliminated – Procurement:
Implementation Guidance for Executive Order (EO) 13502 on Use of Project Labor Agreements for
Federal Construction Projects – Implementation guidance for this EO requires agencies to submit
quarterly reports to OMB identifying all contracts awarded in connection with large-scale construction
projects (i.e., projects over $25 million) as well as information on the consideration and use of project
labor agreements. The reporting requirement on the use of project labor agreements is eliminated.
Improving the Collection and Use of Information about Contractor Performance and Integrity,
March 6, 2013 – This guidance requires agencies to improve the collection and use of performance
information by, among other things, setting a 100% target for reporting past performance on awards above
the simplified acquisition threshold. Emphasizing the quality of a contractor’s past performance in future
award decisions is an important tool for holding contractors accountable to the taxpayer and making sure
the government receives good value from its contracts. However, to ensure agencies’ efforts are focused
on using this tool as an incentive to achieve successful performance outcomes, and not on rigid compliance
with meeting a goal, OMB is eliminating the reporting target. OMB will work with agencies on more
efficient and effective management strategies addressing the use of past performance information,
especially for the highest risk, complex actions.

Eliminated – Performance Management:
OMB Memorandum M-16-08, Establishment of the Core Federal Services Council (March 30, 2016) Senior representatives from each of the programs identified in M-16-08 will no longer be required to attend
quarterly meetings of the Core Federal Services Council (CFSC), which was established to improve the
customer experience of major Federal programs that provide transactional services directly to the public.
While improving the customer service that the Federal government provides is still a priority of this
Administration, OMB does not believe that the existing council is an effective mechanism to achieve this
goal given the limited impact the CFSC has had in improving the customer experience of core Federal
programs. In lieu of the CFSC, program and project management will be carried out in accordance with the
Program Management Improvement Accountability Act, 31 U.S.C. § 1126, to develop Federal governmentwide standards, practices, and metrics derived from proven program management principles to ensure
improvements in services for citizens and businesses.

Modified – Information Technology:
M-14-08, Fiscal Year 2014 PortfolioStat (OMB, May 2014) describes reporting requirements and
provides implementation guidance to federal agencies about PortfolioStat, a process to provide data-driven
review of agency’s IT portfolio. While agencies are still required to participate in PortfolioStat, the
outdated benchmarking requirements from M-14-08 are no longer needed. Therefore, OMB is eliminating
these reporting requirements in the Integrated Data Collection Tool.

Modified – Procurement:
Streamlining of Business Case Process – Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Memorandum,
Development, Review and Approval of Business Cases for Certain Interagency and Agency-Specific
Acquisitions (September 29, 2011), requires agencies to develop business cases when creating or renewing
certain inter-agency and agency-specific contracts to optimize the use of existing contracts and reduce
duplication. To improve the efficiency and effectiveness of this process and minimize unnecessary burden
for agencies, OMB will pilot a new streamlined process consisting of the following steps that will replace
the process required by the September 2011 memorandum:
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 Modified – Procurement (Cont.):
1. Informed Analysis – During the early development of an acquisition plan for a procurement of $50
million, or such other threshold as identified by OMB, that may significantly overlap an existing
government-wide acquisition contract, Federal Strategic Sourcing contract or agreement, best-in-class
contract, or any other contract or vehicle identified by OMB, the agency will review relevant
performance and pricing information on the Federal Acquisition Gateway on existing contracts.
2. Upfront Engagement - If the agency concludes, after reviewing the performance and pricing
information, that use of an existing contract would not be suitable (e.g., the agency believes it can
negotiate better pricing or terms and conditions), or the agency believes the information is not
sufficient to make a suitability determination, the agency will explain its position using a template
furnished by OMB.
3. Facilitated Collaboration – OMB will share the agency’s explanation with the relevant Federal
Category Manager and any other appropriate officials and facilitate discussion on the agency’s
evaluation.
4. Optimization of Results – If an existing vehicle, as identified in paragraph 1, is not used, the agency
will:
a) issue a policy for agency-wide mandatory use of its agency-specific contract. If mandatory use is
not practicable, the agency will establish enumerated exceptions.
b) provide: 1) prices paid and performance information on the Prices Paid Portal and Acquisition
Gateway; 2) agency spend compliance and savings, and 3) other information as requested by OMB.
The pilot will begin on August 1, 2017, before which OFPP will provide additional information on the
pilot, including a template that agencies may use to develop their streamlined business cases. By March 1,
2019, OMB will evaluate pilot results, with appropriate stakeholder input, and consider whether to allow
the pilot to expire or to issue a subsequent policy to continue, modify, or make the pilot permanent.

Modified – Performance Management:
OMB Circular A-11, Part 6, Section 270 – Reporting the Results of Annual Strategic Reviews Sections 270.13 and 270.17 of OMB Circular A-11, Part 6, provide guidance to agencies on meeting the
GPRA Modernization Act’s requirements for reporting on the results of annual strategic reviews. Because
agencies are currently developing new strategic goals and objectives that will be reflected in the update to
the Agency Strategic Plan with the President’s FY 2019 Budget, agencies may forego the reporting and
categorization requirements for any current strategic objectives that an agency determines will be
substantively different or no longer aligned with the current Administration’s policy, legislative, regulatory
or budgetary priorities. Agencies should include a progress update for any Strategic Objective identified as
“Noteworthy Progress” or a “Focus Area for Improvement” as part of their progress update in their FY
2016 and FY 2017 Annual Performance Report (APR) and address performance improvement next steps as
part of their FY 2018 and FY 2019 Annual Performance Plan (APP), to the extent that the agency findings
from the strategic reviews conducted during the previous Administration are consistent with the policies
and priorities of the current Administration. Agencies should consult with their appropriate OMB Resource
Management Office in making the determination of whether their strategic objectives are aligned with the
policy priorities of the current Administration. During this transition year, updates of progress on agency
strategic objectives will only be published in the agency’s APR and will not be reported to
Performance.gov. Full reporting through Performance.gov will resume following the publication of new
Agency Strategic Plans in February 2018.
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 Modified – Performance Management (Cont.):
Additionally, for FY 2017, OMB is pausing the FedStat and Strategic Reviews meetings that normally
occur between OMB and agencies. In lieu of the FedStat and Strategic Reviews, OMB will meet with CFO
Act agencies and a limited number of other agencies to discuss Agency Reform Plans, as outlined in OMB
Memorandum M-17-22. While there will be no formal meetings between OMB and agencies to discuss
findings from internal strategic reviews, OMB anticipates that agencies will still conduct strategic reviews
or assessments of progress made towards strategic goals and objectives. Such reviews would leverage
agency learning on the effectiveness of strategies to achieve desired impact since the 2014 strategic
reviews, and the findings from the development of the initial Enterprise Risk Management Risk Profile
would help inform both agency reform plan proposals and new strategic priorities to be reflected in agency
strategic and performance planning during 2017.
OMB Circular A-11, Part 6, Sections 220 and 250 – Quarterly Reporting of Priority Goals to
Performance.gov - The GPRA Modernization Act requires agencies to report quarterly updates of progress
made towards achieving Priority Goals (Agency Priority Goals and Cross-Agency Priority Goals) to a
centralized website: Performance.gov. These Priority Goals are intended to focus efforts toward achieving
the priorities of current political leadership. Therefore, consistent with this intention, reporting on all
previous Administration Priority Goals to Performance.gov is discontinued for the remainder of the
performance period (through the end of FY 2017). New Priority Goals are being established for release
with the President’s FY 2019 Budget. Agencies and teams working on the previous Administration’s
Priority Goals should focus their efforts on furthering the work and activities of current goal strategies only
where they are aligned with the policy priorities of the current Administration and report the results of
progress on these shared goals in their FY 2016 and FY 2017 APRs. Agencies should consult with their
appropriate OMB Resource Management Office in making the determination of whether their Priority
Goals are aligned with the policy priorities of the current Administration. Agencies continue to have
flexibility in structuring continued quarterly, data-driven performance reviews. These should continue
where leadership can utilize the reviews as a mechanism for focusing on agency priorities, diagnosing
problems, and finding opportunities for performance improvements.

Modified – Customer Service:
OMB Memorandum M-15-09, Guidance on Implementing the Federal Customer Service Awards
Program (March 19, 2015), instructs Federal agencies to submit nominations for the President’s Award for
Customer Service to OMB by July 31st of each year after running an agency-level awards process. Given
the recent Presidential transition and agency leadership changes, most agencies will be unable to run an
agency-level awards process in time to meet the nomination submission deadline this year. Thus, agencies
are not required to run a process to identify and submit nominations to OMB this year for the 2017 Federal
Customer Service Awards Program. The Administration plans to resume the program in 2018.

Modified – Financial Management:
Government Charge Card Reporting pursuant to Appendix B of OMB Circular A-123 – Chapter 5 of
Appendix B to OMB Circular A-123 (2009) on “Statistical Reporting” in section 5.3.1 and “Narrative
Reporting” in section 5.3.2 are now optional and not required to be submitted to OMB. Agencies are still
required to maintain statistical and narrative information for their own use and management of their charge
card program. OMB is finalizing an update to Appendix B of OMB Circular A-123 (2009). This update
will streamline reporting requirements and consolidate existing requirements in a central location. In
addition, agencies are still required to report purchase card violations pursuant to OMB Memorandum M13-21 (Implementation of the Government Charge Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2012).
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 Paused - Procurement:
Reporting Requirement for Conducting Acquisition Assessments under OMB Circular A-123 (May
21, 2008) - This policy memorandum requires agencies to conduct entity level internal control reviews of
the acquisition function in accordance with OMB Circular A-123 and to integrate their assessment efforts
with existing agency internal control processes and practices. This assessment requirement is paused
through FY 2020 in order to allow agencies to instead focus their attention on reorganization planning and
execution, as addressed in EO 13781, Comprehensive Plan for Reorganizing The Executive Branch, and
OMB Memorandum M-17-22. However, agencies may wish to refer to questions posed in the guidance to
help inform their reorganization analyses.
Reporting Requirement for Circular No. A-126, Improving the Management and Use of Government
Aircraft - Section 10(c) of this Circular requires agencies to provide a semi-annual summary report to
OMB of non-mission travel by senior officials, members of the families of such officials, and any nonFederal travelers (except as authorized under 10 U.S.C. § 4744 and regulations implementing that statute).
OMB intends to amend the Circular to eliminate this report and is pausing this requirement until the
Circular can be amended. Agencies will be expected to continue reporting travel activities to GSA in
accordance with the Circular.
Reporting Requirement for Circular No. A-131, Value Engineering (December 26, 2013) – revised.
Section VIII of Circular A-131 requires agencies to report annually to OMB on their use of value
engineering (VE) as a management tool to achieve savings through more efficient and effective agency
operations. OMB intends to amend the Circular to eliminate this report and is pausing this requirement
until the Circular can be amended. However, usage of VE should continue to be overseen by the agency’s
senior accountable official designated in accordance with section VII, and agencies are encouraged to work
with OMB on case studies to highlight successful uses of VE in the Innovation Hallway on GSA’s
Acquisition Gateway.

Paused – Program Management:
Reporting Requirements under OMB Memorandum M-16-23, Prioritizing Federal Investments in
Promise Zones (September 2016) - M-16-23 requires Federal agencies to identify financial assistance and
other resources where preference can be appropriately offered on the basis of a Promise Zone designation
and to make such preference available. More specifically, M-16-23 requires agencies to report to OMB at
the beginning of each fiscal year (or within 60 days of annual appropriations) on programs that will offer
preference for Promise Zones in that fiscal year, including both competitive and noncompetitive
opportunities. In addition, M-16-23 requires agencies to report to OMB each November on resources
awarded to Promise Zones and Promise Zone-certified entities in the prior fiscal year. OMB is suspending
the requirement to report on: 1) programs offering preference through FY 2018, and 2) awards to Promise
Zones and Promise Zone-certified applicants for FY 2017. OMB will resume the requirement for reporting
on awards in FY 2018 and will continue to consider whether to resume reporting requirements in full for
FY 2019 and beyond. All other provisions of M-16-23 remain in effect.
For questions or concerns, please contact Noreen Hecmanczuk at NHecmanczuk@omb.eop.gov.

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 Appendix
Summary of OMB Guidance Eliminated, Modified, or Paused2
Eliminated – Information Technology:
M-97-12, Evaluation of Agency Implementation of Capital Planning and Investment Control Processes
(April 25, 1997)
M-97-16, Information Technology Architectures (June 18, 1997)
M-99-09, Revised Reporting Guidance on Year 2000 Efforts (January 26, 1999)
M-99-12, Assuring the Year 2000 Readiness of High Impact Federal Programs (March 26, 1999)
M-99-15, Reporting Continued Progress Addressing the Year 2000 Problem (April 30, 1999)
M-99-16, Business Continuity and Contingency Planning for the Year 2000 (May 13, 1999)
M-99-17, Minimizing Regulatory and Information Technology Requirements That Could Affect Progress
Fixing the Year 2000 Problem (May 14, 1999)
M-99-20, Security of Federal Automated Information Resources (June 23, 1999)
M-99-21, Revised Reporting Guidance on Year 2000 Efforts (August 6, 1999)
M-00-01, Day One Planning and Request for Updated Business Continuity and Contingency Plans
(October 13, 1999)
M-01-08, Guidance on Implementing the Government Information Security Reform Act (Jan 16, 2001)
M-01-24, Reporting Instructions for the Government Information Security Reform Act (June 22, 2001)
M-02-08, Redundant Information Systems Relating to On-Line Rulemaking Initiative (May 6, 2002)
M-02-12, Reducing Redundant IT Infrastructure Related to Homeland Security (July 19, 2002)
M-03-14, Reducing Cost and Improving Quality in Federal Purchases of Commercial Software (June 2,
2003)
M-03-19, Reporting Instructions for the Federal Information Security Management Act and Updated
Guidance on Quarterly IT Security Reporting (August 6, 2003)
M-04-25, FY 2004 Reporting Instructions for the Federal Information Security Management
Act (August 23, 2004)
M-05-15, FY 2005 Reporting Instructions for the Federal Information Security Management Act and
Agency Privacy Management (June 13, 2005)
M-06-20, FY 2006 Reporting Instructions for the Federal Information Security Management Act and
Agency Privacy Management (July 17, 2006)
M-07-11, Implementation of Commonly Accepted Security Configurations for Windows Operating Systems
(March 22, 2007)
M-07-19, FY 2007 Reporting Instructions for the Federal Information Security Management Act and
Agency Privacy Management (July 25, 2007)
Updated Instructions for Public Reporting of Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD 12)
Implementation Status (October 26, 2007)
M-08-21, FY 2008 Reporting Instructions for the Federal Information Security Management Act and
Agency Privacy Management (July 14, 2008)
M-08-26, Transition from FTS2001 to Networx (August 28, 2008)
M-09-02, Information Technology Management Structure and Governance Framework (Oct 21, 2008)

The OMB memoranda, circulars and other guidance documents listed in this Appendix are not all being eliminated
or paused in their entirety. For each OMB guidance document listed, please refer to the narrative section of this
Memorandum for a detailed description of the specific reporting and compliance requirements being rescinded,
modified or paused.
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 Eliminated – Information Technology (Cont.):
M-09-29, FY 2009 Reporting Instructions for the Federal Information Security Management Act and
Agency Privacy Management (August 20, 2009)
M-10-15, FY 2010 Reporting Instructions for the Federal Information Security Management Act and
Agency Privacy Management (April 21, 2010)
M-10-25, Reforming the Federal Government's Efforts to Manage IT Projects (June 28, 2010)
M-10-31, Immediate Review of Information Technology Projects (July 28, 2010)
M-11-17, Delivering on the Accountable Government Initiative and Implementing the GPRA
Modernization Act of 2010 (April 14, 2011)
M-11-29, Chief Information Officer Authorities (August 8, 2011)
M-15-10, Focusing on Implementation to Drive Improvements (April 6, 2015)

Proposed Partial Elimination Conditioned on Enactment of Appropriations Legislation for
FY 2018 – Financial Management:
M-12-12, Promoting Efficient Spending to Support Agency Operations (May 2012)
M-17-08, Amending OMB Memorandum M-12-12, Promoting Efficient Spending to Support Agency
Operations (November 2016)

Eliminated – Financial Management:
M-10-29, Identifying and Documenting Costs of Government Activities Related to the BP Deepwater
Horizon Oil Spill (July 2010)
MPM 2010-35, Reporting Costs of Government Activities Related to the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
(October 2010)
M-11-09, Supplemental Guidance on Reporting Costs of Government Activities Related to the BP
Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (January 2011)
M-11-35, Eliminating Excess Conference Spending and Promoting Efficiency in Government (Sept 2011)
M-12-01, Creation of the Council on Financial Assistance Reform (October 2011)
M-12-16, Providing Prompt Payment to Small Business Subcontractors (July 2012)
MPM 2012-03, Amended Reporting Guidelines for Reporting Costs of Government Activities Related to
the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (October 2012)
M-13-15, Extension of Policy to Provide Accelerated Payment to Small Business Subcontractors (July
2013)
M-14-10, Extension of Policy to Provide Accelerated Payment to Small Business Subcontractors (July
2014)
M-14-17, Metrics for Uniform Guidance (2 C.F.R. 200) (Sept 2014)
M-16-07, Reporting of Accelerated Payment to Small Business Subcontractors (March 2016)
Controller Alert, Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbering Schematic (December 2016)
M-17-13, Extension of Policy to Provide Accelerated Payment to Small Businesses and Small Business
Subcontractors (January 2017)

Eliminated – Procurement:
Reporting Requirement of Implementation Guidance for EO 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for
Federal Construction Projects
Reporting Target of Improving the Collection and Use of Information about Contractor Performance and
Integrity

Eliminated – Performance Management:
M-16-08, Establishment of the Core Federal Services Council (March 30, 2016)
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 Modified – Information Technology
Selected Reporting Requirements from M-14-08, Fiscal Year 2014 PortfolioStat
Modified – Procurement:
Streamlining of Business Case Process

Modified – Performance Management:
OMB Circular A-11, Part 6, Section 270 – Reporting the Results of Annual Strategic Reviews
OMB Circular A-11, Part 6, Sections 220 and 250 – Quarterly Reporting of Priority Goals to
Performance.gov

Modified – Customer Service:
M-15-09, Guidance on Implementing the Federal Customer Service Awards Program (March 19, 2015)

Modified – Financial Management:
Government Charge Card Reporting pursuant to Appendix B of OMB Circular A-123

Paused - Procurement:
Reporting Requirement for Conducting Acquisition Assessments under OMB Circular A-123
Reporting Requirement for Circular A-126, Improving the Management and Use of Government Aircraft
Reporting Requirement for Circular No. A-131, Value Engineering

Paused – Program Management:
Reporting Requirements under M-16-23, Prioritizing Federal Investments in Promise Zones (Sept 2, 2016)

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