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Appendix B:MI-CIS-OIT-004

Management Instruction for Agile Independent Verification and Validation

Effective Date: 26 June 2017 Management Instruction: CIS-OIT-004

I. Purpose

This Management Instruction (MI) establishes the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) policy for the use of risk-based Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) to inform management and make oversight decisions ensuring that Information Technology (IT) programs adhere to USCIS Management Instruction CIS-OIT-003 and its Appendices.

The primary functions of USCIS IV&V are:

• Provide transparency and accountability to the public;

• Provide timely feedback to program executors to continuously improve processes, practices, and outcomes;

• Ensure that projects ...