information technology
Defined in 7 places across 5 titles of the United States Code.
As used in this section, the terms “information system” and “information technology” have the meanings given in section 278g–3 of this title.
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- 2002–present15 U.S.C. § 278GCommerce and Trade · Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board · as used in this section
For purposes of this subsection, the term “information technology” has the meaning given such term by section 11101 of title 40, United States Code.
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- 2019–present26 U.S.C. § 7803Internal Revenue Code · Commissioner of Internal Revenue; other officials · in this section
Information technology.—The term “information technology”—
(A) with respect to an executive agency means any equipment or interconnected system or subsystem of equipment, used in the automatic acquisition, storage, analysis, evaluation, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information by the executive agency, if the equipment is used by the executive agency directly or is used by a contractor under a contract with the executive agency that requires the use—
(i) of that equipment; or
(ii) of that equipment to a significant extent in the performance of a service or the furnishing of a product;
(B) includes computers, ancillary equipment (including imaging peripherals, input, output, and storage devices necessary for security and surveillance), peripheral equipment designed to be controlled by the central processing unit of a computer, software, firmware and similar procedures, services (including support services), and related resources; but
(C) does not include any equipment acquired by a federal contractor incidental to a federal contract.
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- 2004–202640 U.S.C. § 11101Public Buildings, Property, and Works · Definitions · in this subtitle
Information technology.—The term “information technology”—
(A) with respect to an executive agency means any equipment or interconnected system or subsystem of equipment, used in the automatic acquisition, storage, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information by the executive agency, if the equipment is used by the executive agency directly or is used by a contractor under a contract with the executive agency that requires the use—
(i) of that equipment; or
(ii) of that equipment to a significant extent in the performance of a service or the furnishing of a product;
(B) includes computers, ancillary equipment, software, firmware and similar procedures, services (including support services), and related resources; but
(C) does not include any equipment acquired by a federal contractor incidental to a federal contract.
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- 2002–200440 U.S.C. § 11101Public Buildings, Property, and Works · Definitions · in this subtitle
The term “information technology”—
(A) with respect to an executive agency means any equipment or interconnected system or subsystem of equipment, used in the automatic acquisition, storage, analysis, evaluation, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information by the executive agency, if the equipment is used by the executive agency directly or is used by a contractor under a contract with the executive agency that requires the use—
(i) of that equipment; or
(ii) of that equipment to a significant extent in the performance of a service or the furnishing of a product;
(B) includes computers, ancillary equipment (including imaging peripherals, input, output, and storage devices necessary for security and surveillance), peripheral equipment designed to be controlled by the central processing unit of a computer, software, firmware and similar procedures, services (including support services), and related resources; but
(C) does not include any equipment acquired by a federal contractor incidental to a federal contract.
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- 2026–present40 U.S.C. § 11101Public Buildings, Property, and Works · Definitions · in this subtitle
The term “information technology” has the meaning given that term by section 11101 of title 40.
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- 2003–present10 U.S.C. § 2223Armed Forces · Information technology: additional responsibilities of Chief Information Officers · in this section
The term “information technology” has the meaning given that term by section 5002 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1401).
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- 1998–200310 U.S.C. § 2223Armed Forces · Information technology: additional responsibilities of Chief Information Officers · in this section
The term “information technology” has the meaning given that term in section 11101 of title 40.
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- 2002–present44 U.S.C. § 3542Public Printing and Documents · Definitions · as used in this subchapter
the term “information technology” has the meaning given that term in section 11101 of title 40; and
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- 2002–present44 U.S.C. § 3532Public Printing and Documents · Definitions · as used in this subchapter
the term “information technology” has the meaning given that term in section 11101 of title 40 but does not include national security systems as defined in section 11103 of title 40;
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- 2002–present44 U.S.C. § 3502Public Printing and Documents · Definitions · as used in this subchapter
The term “information technology” has the meaning given that term in section 5002 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1401).
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- 2000–200244 U.S.C. § 3532Public Printing and Documents · Definitions · as used in this subchapter
the term “information technology” has the meaning given that term in section 5002 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1401) but does not include national security systems as defined in section 5142 of that Act (40 U.S.C. 1452);
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- 1997–200244 U.S.C. § 3502Public Printing and Documents · Definitions · as used in this subchapter
the term “information technology” has the meaning given that term in section 5002 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 but does not include national security systems as defined in section 5142 of that Act;
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- 1996–199744 U.S.C. § 3502Public Printing and Documents · Definitions · as used in this subchapter