Clinger–Cohen Act of 1996

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United States federal law information technology management reform law

The Clinger–Cohen Act of 1996 is a U.S. federal law that reformed how the government acquires, manages, and uses information technology by emphasizing performance-based management and the establishment of agency Chief Information Officers.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Clinger–Cohen Act of 1996 canonical	12
Clinger-Cohen Act	8
Clinger–Cohen Act	7
Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996	5
Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996	2
Clinger‑Cohen Act	1
Clinger–Cohen Act Title 40 U.S. Code provisions	1
Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1996	1
clinger–Cohen Act information technology provisions when applicable	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2564629 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Clinger–Cohen Act of 1996
Context triple: [Chief Information Officer of the U.S. Department of Labor, legalBasis, Clinger–Cohen Act of 1996]

A. Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980
The Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 is a U.S. federal law designed to promote the transfer of technology from federal laboratories to the private sector and encourage innovation and commercialization of federally funded research.
B. Government Performance and Results Act of 1993
The Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 is a U.S. federal law that requires agencies to set strategic goals, measure performance, and report on their results to improve government accountability and effectiveness.
C. Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986
The Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986 is a U.S. law that strengthened and formalized the process for federal laboratories to collaborate with industry and transfer government-developed technologies into the private sector.
D. Shepard–Byrd Act
The Shepard–Byrd Act is a U.S. federal hate-crime law that expanded protections to include crimes motivated by a victim’s actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.
E. E-Government Act of 2002
The E-Government Act of 2002 is a U.S. federal law that promotes the use of information technology to improve government services, management, and access to public information while strengthening privacy and security protections.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Clinger–Cohen Act of 1996
Target entity description: The Clinger–Cohen Act of 1996 is a U.S. federal law that reformed how the government acquires, manages, and uses information technology by emphasizing performance-based management and the establishment of agency Chief Information Officers.

A. Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980
The Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 is a U.S. federal law designed to promote the transfer of technology from federal laboratories to the private sector and encourage innovation and commercialization of federally funded research.
B. Government Performance and Results Act of 1993
The Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 is a U.S. federal law that requires agencies to set strategic goals, measure performance, and report on their results to improve government accountability and effectiveness.
C. Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986
The Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986 is a U.S. law that strengthened and formalized the process for federal laboratories to collaborate with industry and transfer government-developed technologies into the private sector.
D. Shepard–Byrd Act
The Shepard–Byrd Act is a U.S. federal hate-crime law that expanded protections to include crimes motivated by a victim’s actual or perceived gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.
E. E-Government Act of 2002
The E-Government Act of 2002 is a U.S. federal law that promotes the use of information technology to improve government services, management, and access to public information while strengthening privacy and security protections.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal law ⓘ information technology management reform law ⓘ
aimsTo	improve efficiency of federal information technology investments ⓘ link information technology investments to agency missions ⓘ promote results-oriented management of information technology ⓘ reduce risk of major information technology projects ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Division E of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 ⓘ linked to: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 ITMRA ⓘ Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996 ⓘ linked to: Clinger–Cohen Act of 1996
appliesTo	executive agencies of the United States federal government ⓘ
codifiedIn	Title 10 of the United States Code ⓘ Title 40 of the United States Code ⓘ
congressNumber	104th United States Congress ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
dateSigned	1996-02-10 ⓘ
emphasizes	accountability for information technology outcomes ⓘ life-cycle management of information technology investments ⓘ use of best practices in information technology management ⓘ
enactedAsPartOf	National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 ⓘ
establishesRole	Chief Information Officer ⓘ
focusesOn	information resources management ⓘ information technology acquisition ⓘ information technology management ⓘ performance-based management of information technology ⓘ
influenced	Office of Management and Budget information technology guidance ⓘ federal Chief Information Officer Council ⓘ linked to: Chief Information Officers Council of the United States
jurisdiction	federal executive branch agencies ⓘ
mandates	central leadership for information resources management in each agency ⓘ coordination of information technology with agency strategic plans ⓘ
publicLawNumber	Public Law 104-106 ⓘ
relatedTo	Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1996 ⓘ linked to: Clinger–Cohen Act of 1996 Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 ⓘ Paperwork Reduction Act ⓘ
requires	analysis of risks and returns for information technology projects ⓘ benchmarking of agency information technology performance ⓘ capital planning and investment control processes for information technology ⓘ integration of information technology planning with budget processes ⓘ performance measurements for information technology investments ⓘ use of modular contracting for major information technology acquisitions ⓘ
requiresEstablishmentOf	agency Chief Information Officers ⓘ
shortName	Clinger–Cohen Act ⓘ linked to: Clinger–Cohen Act of 1996
signedBy	Bill Clinton ⓘ
sponsor	William Clinger ⓘ William Cohen ⓘ
subjectMatter	federal information resources management policy ⓘ federal information technology governance ⓘ
yearEnacted	1996 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (38)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chief Information Officer of the U.S. Department of Labor → legalBasis → Clinger–Cohen Act of 1996 ⓘ

Office of the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense → legalBasis → Clinger–Cohen Act of 1996 ⓘ

Office of the Chief Information Officer of DHS → follows → Clinger-Cohen Act ⓘ