(2006-0175-F) Executive Order 13111

The materials in FOIA 2006-0175-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials. FOIA request 2006-0175-F contains materials from the Office of Presidential Personnel, Counsel’s Office, and the Office of Management and Budget. SCORM is a collection of standards and specifications for web-based e-learning. The acronym "SCORM" became known as "Shareable Content Object Reference Model Initiative"; previously it was defined as "Shareable Courseware Object Reference Model Initiative." SCORM defines communications between client side content and a host system called the run-time environment (commonly a function of a learning management system). It also defines how content may be packaged into a transferrable ZIP file. SCORM is a specification of the Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative , which was developed by the Office of the Secretary of Defense. The Department of Defense (DoD), in its Quadrennial Defense Review of 1996, decided to develop a Department-wide strategy to harness the power of learning and information technologies to modernize education and training. This strategy was called the Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Initiative. This initiative was subsequently expanded by the Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President, to consolidate other federal efforts via a Federal Training Technology Initiative (FTTI). The then-FTTI’s learning technology vision encompassed a number of national public and private electronic learning initiatives geared toward using the power of learning technologies to broaden the reach of educators and trainers who were faced with the daunting challenge of moving America’s work force into the Information Age. EO 13111 established a Federal Task Force on learning technology that absorbed the earlier FTTI work. Following a Lifelong Learning Summit hosted by the Vice President on January 12, 1999, the President signed Executive Order 13111, Using Technology to Improve Training Opportunities for Federal Government Employees. The E.O. 13111 created a task force on learning technology. Section 5 of E.O. 13111 established an Advisory Committee on Expanding Training Opportunities. The Advisory Committee, also referred to as the Advisory Committee on Federal Training Technology, provided the president with an independent assessment of how the federal government could encourage the effective use of learning technology to provide more accessible training for all Americans. It studied the progress made by the federal government in its use of technology in training programs. The committee also provided an analysis of options for helping adult Americans finance the training and post-secondary education needed to upgrade skills. The Office of Personnel Management supported the Committee’s activities. The White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) subject Categories for this particular request regarding Executive Order 13111 contains 1 record. WHORM Subject File SC contains the approved E.O., drafts of the E.O., and correspondence between White House Counsel and the Office of Management and Budget concerning drafts of the E.O. The WORM Alpha Files contain no relevant records. The White House Staff and Office Files contain correspondence, background materials, resumes memoranda, and copies of Executive Order 13111 concerning the creation of The President’s Task Force on Federal Training Technology. The file of Peter Rundlet, of Counsel’s Office, contains administrative information about EO 13111 and the President’s Task Force on Federal Training Technology. The file of Veronica De Lagarza, of the Office of Presidential Personnel, contains resumes and background information on members of the Advisory Committee on Federal Training Technology. The Automated Records Management System (ARMS) Emails consist largely of records concerning the development of the Sharable Content Reference Model (SCORM), amendments to Executive Order 13111, and tangentially mentions the Task Force on Federal Training Technology through methods such as press releases and Chiefs of Staff call notes. NSC Cable and Email systems contain no relevant records.