All Policy Types and Subtypes
The Table of Policy Types and Subtypes (Table 1) lists and describes all policy and subtypes considered for the IT Accessibility Policy Framework, including those that are likely and not likely to be relevant for your agency’s policy review of ICT accessibility language. The table is sortable and filterable to ease interpretation of categorical data.
Table 1. Policy Types and Subtypes.
| Policy Type | Policy Type Description | Likely Relevance for Policy Type (Y/N) | Policy Subtype | Policy Subtype Description | Likely Relevance for Policy Subtype (Y/N) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acquisitions and Procurement | Policies that apply to the management and/or administration of agency contracts for goods and services to support its operations. | Y | Acquisition Management | Policies that apply to arrangement and administration of agreements, and management of performance of contract holders. | Y |
| Administrative Services | Policies that apply to the planning, directing, and coordination of support services of an agency. | Y | Directives and Correspondence Management | Policies that apply to the processing, internal review, approval, and issuance of agency directives, external correspondence and other official documents. | Y |
| Administrative Services | Policies that apply to the planning, directing, and coordination of support services of an agency. | Y | Forms Management | Policies that apply to the creation and management of forms for internal and external use. | Y |
| Administrative Services | Policies that apply to the planning, directing, and coordination of support services of an agency. | Y | Government IT Equipment and Services | Policies that apply to the procurement and handling of agency furnished or purchased IT equipment, including printing devices and other similar office equipment. | Y |
| Administrative Services | Policies that apply to the planning, directing, and coordination of support services of an agency. | Y | Travel, Training, and Conferences | Policies that apply to the sponsorship of and travel for federal meetings, training and conferences, including cost requirements. | Y |
| Administrative Services | Policies that apply to the planning, directing, and coordination of support services of an agency. | Y | Acquisition and Procurement Services | Policies that apply to programs, procedures, and other activities to support contracts for goods and services required for agency operations. | N |
| Administrative Services | Policies that apply to the planning, directing, and coordination of support services of an agency. | Y | Credit Card Management | Policies that apply to the use and oversight of agency credit cards. | N |
| Administrative Services | Policies that apply to the planning, directing, and coordination of support services of an agency. | Y | General Supplies and Services |
Policies that apply to government wide standardization, specification
management, technical support, and supply determination. |
N |
| Administrative Services | Policies that apply to the planning, directing, and coordination of support services of an agency. | Y | Parking Facility Management and Mail Management | Policies that apply to the management of parking facilities and mail delivery. | N |
| Administrative Services | Policies that apply to the planning, directing, and coordination of support services of an agency. | Y | Transportation | Policies that apply to transportation services, including fleet management, required for agency operations. | N |
| Budget and Finance | Policies pertaining to planning, programming, budgeting, accounting, control of, and associated reporting on funds required for agency operations. | Y | Financial Audit Oversight | Policies that apply to the management of internal agency financial audits, in accordance with Generally Accepted Government Auditing Standards (GAGAS), and dissemination of financial audit reports. | Y |
| Budget and Finance | Policies pertaining to planning, programming, budgeting, accounting, control of, and associated reporting on funds required for agency operations. | Y | Financial Management | Policies that apply to the accounting and control of funds required for agency operations. | Y |
| Budget and Finance | Policies pertaining to planning, programming, budgeting, accounting, control of, and associated reporting on funds required for agency operations. | Y | Financial Plans and Budgets | Policies that apply to planning, programming, and budgeting funds required for agency operations, in particular the operation of ICT systems. | Y |
| Budget and Finance | Policies pertaining to planning, programming, budgeting, accounting, control of, and associated reporting on funds required for agency operations. | Y | Reports Management | Policies that apply to reporting on funds required for agency operations. | Y |
| Budget and Finance | Policies pertaining to planning, programming, budgeting, accounting, control of, and associated reporting on funds required for agency operations. | Y | Accounting | Policies that apply to the agency's accounting practices, including but not limited to accounts payable and receivable, adherence to GAAP, and implementation of Federal Financial Accounting Concepts (SFFAC). | N |
| Budget and Finance | Policies pertaining to planning, programming, budgeting, accounting, control of, and associated reporting on funds required for agency operations. | Y | Claims | Policies that apply to claims allowance, differentials, review, and validation. | N |
| Budget and Finance | Policies pertaining to planning, programming, budgeting, accounting, control of, and associated reporting on funds required for agency operations. | Y | Performance Management | Policies that apply to agency performance management, including but not limited to procedures related to performance measurement, data verification, and data validation. | N |
| Communications | Policies pertaining to all spoken and written interactions, both internal and external to the agency. | Y | Social Media | Policies that apply to relevant technologies, regulations and resources for using social media. | Y |
| Communications | Policies pertaining to all spoken and written interactions, both internal and external to the agency. | Y | Survey Management | Policies that apply to survey materials distributed to recipients outside of and/or across the agency. | Y |
| Communications | Policies pertaining to all spoken and written interactions, both internal and external to the agency. | Y | Visual Communication | Policies that apply to graphic design, photos and portraits, video guidelines, and technical standards. | Y |
| Communications | Policies pertaining to all spoken and written interactions, both internal and external to the agency. | Y | Website and Digital Content Communication | Policies that apply to guidelines and tools to ensure a consistent agency digital presence. | Y |
| Congressional Relations | Policies that apply to the regulation of interactions with Congress and associated Congressional entities. | N | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Emergency Response | Policies that apply to planning, performance, and evaluation pertaining to mission critical functions during emergencies. | Y | COOP | Policies that apply to efforts within the agency to ensure the operation of PMCFs during emergencies. | Y |
| Emergency Response | Policies that apply to planning, performance, and evaluation pertaining to mission critical functions during emergencies. | Y | Emergency Communications | Policies that apply to the reporting of emergency information to the appropriate agency entities. | Y |
| Emergency Response | Policies that apply to planning, performance, and evaluation pertaining to mission critical functions during emergencies. | Y | Emergency Planning | Policies that apply to precautionary measures for emergencies. | Y |
| Emergency Response | Policies that apply to planning, performance, and evaluation pertaining to mission critical functions during emergencies. | Y | HSPD-12 | Policies that apply to DHS HSPD-12 PIV and Credentialing Policy, a governmentwide identification standard for agency and contractor employees. | N |
| Federal Laws and Guidance | Federal statutory law as codified in the United States Code, and guidance issued by the Federal Government to be implemented governmentwide. | N | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Human Resources Management | Policies that apply to the development, planning, management, and analysis of your agency workforce. | Y | Attendance | Policies that apply to the hours and days that employees work, and to their leave time. | Y |
| Human Resources Management | Policies that apply to the development, planning, management, and analysis of your agency workforce. | Y | Career Transition | Policies that apply to hiring in the competitive and excepted service, and to employees requiring career transition assistance due to downsizing or restructuring. | Y |
| Human Resources Management | Policies that apply to the development, planning, management, and analysis of your agency workforce. | Y | Delegations of Authority | Policies that establish and describe the transfer of decision-making responsibility through agency-specific roles. | Y |
| Human Resources Management | Policies that apply to the development, planning, management, and analysis of your agency workforce. | Y | Employee Relations | Policies that govern how the agency manages and resolves employee and labor issues. | Y |
| Human Resources Management | Policies that apply to the development, planning, management, and analysis of your agency workforce. | Y | Grievances | Policies that describe agency procedures for reviewing and resolving employee complaints, including but not limited violations of law, rule, or regulation impacting employment terms. | Y |
| Human Resources Management | Policies that apply to the development, planning, management, and analysis of your agency workforce. | Y | Onboarding | Policies that apply to the integration of new employees into their agency. | Y |
| Human Resources Management | Policies that apply to the development, planning, management, and analysis of your agency workforce. | Y | Telework | Policies that describe the manner in which an agency uses telework/remote work/virtual work. | Y |
| Human Resources Management | Policies that apply to the development, planning, management, and analysis of your agency workforce. | Y | Workforce Development | Policies that apply to training, learning, and development opportunities for current agency employees. | Y |
| Human Resources Management | Policies that apply to the development, planning, management, and analysis of your agency workforce. | Y | COVID-19 Screening Protocols | Policies that describe agency efforts to identify employees with COVID-19 who are asymptomatic and who are not known or suspected to have been exposed to SARS-CoV-2. | N |
| Human Resources Management | Policies that apply to the development, planning, management, and analysis of your agency workforce. | Y | Employee Benefits and Work/Life | Policies that describe agency non-wage employee compensation via programs and activities to support employee wellbeing. | N |
| Human Resources Management | Policies that apply to the development, planning, management, and analysis of your agency workforce. | Y | Employee Recognition | Policies the apply to the acknowledgement of employee contributions to their agency. | N |
| Human Resources Management | Policies that apply to the development, planning, management, and analysis of your agency workforce. | Y | Job Descriptions and Position Classification | Policies that apply to position management, classification, and analysis, and direct hire authority. | N |
| Human Resources Management | Policies that apply to the development, planning, management, and analysis of your agency workforce. | Y | Merit Promotion | Policies that set the requirements for the competitive and non-competitive placement of agency employees according to merit criteria. | N |
| Human Resources Management | Policies that apply to the development, planning, management, and analysis of your agency workforce. | Y | Pay and Allowances | Policies that apply to the administration of pay to agency employees, including pay rates, pay authorities, and employee incentives. | N |
| Human Resources Management | Policies that apply to the development, planning, management, and analysis of your agency workforce. | Y | Performance Appraisal | Policies that describe the methods and systems by which employee performance is managed and evaluated. | N |
| Human Resources Management | Policies that apply to the development, planning, management, and analysis of your agency workforce. | Y | Personnel Actions | Policies that describe the process by which job applications are rated, ranked, and selected, probationary periods, and disciplinary actions. | N |
| Human Resources Management | Policies that apply to the development, planning, management, and analysis of your agency workforce. | Y | Personnel Security and Identification Cards | Policies that apply to the suitability and security clearance of agency employees, applicants, volunteers, and other affiliated individuals. | N |
| Human Resources Management | Policies that apply to the development, planning, management, and analysis of your agency workforce. | Y | Retirement | Policies that establish and describe the manner in which the agency manages the employee retirement process. | N |
| Human Resources Management | Policies that apply to the development, planning, management, and analysis of your agency workforce. | Y | Separation | Policies that apply to separation employees from the agency, including those who are temporarily assigned to other positions via the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) of 1970. | N |
| Human Resources Management | Policies that apply to the development, planning, management, and analysis of your agency workforce. | Y | Verification Procedures | Policies that apply to agency use of U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9. | N |
| Information Technology Services | Policies that apply to services designed to provide functions, maintenance, and support of IT devices or services. | Y | Data Management | Policies that apply to the process of ingesting, storing, organizing and maintaining the data created and collected by an agency. | Y |
| Information Technology Services | Policies that apply to services designed to provide functions, maintenance, and support of IT devices or services. | Y | Information Systems Management | Policies that apply to the implementation and management of information systems. | Y |
| Information Technology Services | Policies that apply to services designed to provide functions, maintenance, and support of IT devices or services. | Y | IT Governance | Policies that apply to the strategic direction of agency information systems, including roles and responsibilities of the agency’s EA. | Y |
| Information Technology Services | Policies that apply to services designed to provide functions, maintenance, and support of IT devices or services. | Y | IT Investment Management | Policies that apply to the agency’s process for complying with federal CPIC reporting requirements. | Y |
| Information Technology Services | Policies that apply to services designed to provide functions, maintenance, and support of IT devices or services. | Y | IT Security and Privacy | Policies that apply to the management of agency security and privacy practices, including ICAM. | Y |
| Information Technology Services | Policies that apply to services designed to provide functions, maintenance, and support of IT devices or services. | Y | Telecommunications | Policies that apply to the utilization of related government equipment, systems, and services. | N |
| Legal | Policies that apply to compliance with federal law, policies, and regulatory requirements. | Y | Civil Rights | Policies that apply to the enforcement of federal civil rights laws that protect the rights of individuals and entities from unlawful discrimination. | Y |
| Legal | Policies that apply to compliance with federal law, policies, and regulatory requirements. | Y | General Counsel | Policies that govern how the agency manages and resolves legal matters and services performed within or involving the agency. | Y |
| Legal | Policies that apply to compliance with federal law, policies, and regulatory requirements. | Y | Disputes and Claims | Policies that apply to legal actions or proceedings taking place at the workplace. | N |
| Real Property Management | Policies that apply to the ongoing maintenance, security, and management of federal buildings. | Y | Design and Construction | Policies that apply to governing the use of project management and building design principles. | Y |
| Real Property Management | Policies that apply to the ongoing maintenance, security, and management of federal buildings. | Y | Facilities Management | Policies that apply to the maintenance of federal buildings and related equipment, excluding fire protection and health and safety. | Y |
| Real Property Management | Policies that apply to the ongoing maintenance, security, and management of federal buildings. | Y | Disposal | Policies that apply to the sale and transfer of federal buildings. | N |
