The United States Congress established the National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee (NOICC) and the network of State Occupational Information Coordinating Committees (SOICCs) in the Education Amendments of 1976. NOICC and SOICCs were mandated to foster coordination and communication among producers and users of occupational information for career decision making, and program planning. Subsequent federal legislation expanded the Committees' membership and strengthened the mission. In developing systems to accomplish the mandates, the NOICC/SOICCs network has initiated and implemented Occupational Information Systems (OIS) used for planning education and training programs in 38 states and 7 territories. In addition, there are currently in operation 46 state-wide Career Information Delivery Systems (CIDS) serving approximately 7 million users each year at more than 18,000 sites. Other projects initiated or supported by NOICC include Improve Career Decision Making projects; military career information projects; audiovisual career information enhancement products; and the National Guidelines for Career Development project. (ABL)