Federal Information Processing (FIP) Resources

Definition
Federal Information Processing (FIP) Resources mean

"automatic data processing equipment (ADPE) and any equipment or interconnected system or subsystems of equipment that is used in the automatic acquisition, storage, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception, of data or information-- (1) by a Federal agency, or (2) under a contract with a Federal agency which--(a) requires the use of such equipment, or (b) requires the performance of a service or the furnishing of a product which is performed or produced making significant use of such equipment. Such term includes computers; ancillary equipment; software, firmware, and similar procedures; services, including support services; and related resources as defined by regulations issued by the Administrator of General Services."