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Gutiérrez questions security compliance standards in IRMA process

New York City Council · Jun 24, 2026 · starts 3:09:14 · 1 min 37 sec

Gutiérrez asks what compliance standards are referenced in the IRMA security review and who sets them. DOE officials explain the three-step IRMA process: data processing review, DIIT technology review, and OTI cloud review, with standards set by DOE.

Jennifer Gutiérrez

Thank you.

Jennifer Gutiérrez

When talking about, it says here, paragraph four states that vendors complete a security questionnaire covering encryption, access control, and compliance standards.

Jennifer Gutiérrez

New York City Public Schools security team reviews and approves it.

Jennifer Gutiérrez

Can you clarify what compliance standards are referenced in this paragraph?

Jennifer Gutiérrez

And where are these standards issued?

Jennifer Gutiérrez

Who are these standards issued by?

Member of the Public - Dennis

Are you referring to the data security review process?

Jennifer Gutiérrez

Yes, I'm referring to the security check part of it.

Member of the Public - Dennis

Okay, I'll defer to DIT for that question.

Member of the Public

Sure, so the review process that goes on within the IRMA process is three steps.

Member of the Public

The data processing review, which is legal and working with the vendor, getting the proper documentation, and then DIT,

Member of the Public

does a review of the technology related to the system, and we get into those areas that you just described.

Member of the Public

We have security professionals that know how to do that.

Member of the Public

We have some tools that we also use to support that process.

Member of the Public

And the third step is a review from OTI Cloud, which also looks at the technology and its security and where things are hosted and make sure that it's secure from their perspective.

Jennifer Gutiérrez

But who sets the standards?

Jennifer Gutiérrez

Is it, you know, OTI?

Jennifer Gutiérrez

Is it DOE?

Member of the Public

It's DOE.

Jennifer Gutiérrez

Okay.

Jennifer Gutiérrez

Okay, and then I had another question.