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A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for certain acquisition authorities for the Under Secretary of Management of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-902| Senate 
| Updated: 4/7/2017
Claire McCaskill

Claire McCaskill

Democratic Senator

Missouri

Cosponsors (1)
Steve Daines (Republican)

Homeland Security Committee, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
DHS Acquisition Authorities Act of 2017 This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to designate the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) Under Secretary for Management as DHS's Chief Acquisition Officer. Such officer's duties shall include: (1) establishing acquisition policies that implement an approach that takes into account risks of failure to achieve cost, schedule, or performance parameters for all DHS components; and (2) ensuring that each major acquisition program has a DHS-approved acquisition program baseline. The bill specifies criteria governing the Under Secretary's delegation of acquisition decision authority to the relevant Component Acquisition Executive for such programs. The bill sets forth the responsibilities of DHS's Under Secretary for Science and Technology with respect to operational testing and evaluation of such programs. The bill includes among the responsibilities of DHS's: (1) Office of Program Analysis and Evaluation, ensuring that acquisition program costs are in accordance with budget estimates and are affordable, or can be adequately funded, over their life cycle; and (2) Chief Information Officer, ensuring that information technology acquisitions comply with DHS's information technology management processes, technical requirements, and the Homeland Security Enterprise Architecture, providing recommendations to an acquisition review board within DHS regarding information technology programs, and developing information technology acquisition strategic guidance. The bill establishes within the Management Directorate of DHS a Program Accountability and Risk Management Office to: (1) provide consistent accountability, standardization, and transparency of major acquisition programs; and (2) serve as the central oversight function for all DHS acquisition programs.
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Timeline
Apr 7, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Apr 7, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • April 7, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 7, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • HR 115-1252: DHS Acquisition Authorities Act of 2017
  • HR 115-2825: DHS Authorization Act
Accounting and auditingComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightDepartment of Homeland SecurityExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsPerformance measurementPublic contracts and procurement

A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for certain acquisition authorities for the Under Secretary of Management of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-902| Senate 
| Updated: 4/7/2017
DHS Acquisition Authorities Act of 2017 This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to designate the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS's) Under Secretary for Management as DHS's Chief Acquisition Officer. Such officer's duties shall include: (1) establishing acquisition policies that implement an approach that takes into account risks of failure to achieve cost, schedule, or performance parameters for all DHS components; and (2) ensuring that each major acquisition program has a DHS-approved acquisition program baseline. The bill specifies criteria governing the Under Secretary's delegation of acquisition decision authority to the relevant Component Acquisition Executive for such programs. The bill sets forth the responsibilities of DHS's Under Secretary for Science and Technology with respect to operational testing and evaluation of such programs. The bill includes among the responsibilities of DHS's: (1) Office of Program Analysis and Evaluation, ensuring that acquisition program costs are in accordance with budget estimates and are affordable, or can be adequately funded, over their life cycle; and (2) Chief Information Officer, ensuring that information technology acquisitions comply with DHS's information technology management processes, technical requirements, and the Homeland Security Enterprise Architecture, providing recommendations to an acquisition review board within DHS regarding information technology programs, and developing information technology acquisition strategic guidance. The bill establishes within the Management Directorate of DHS a Program Accountability and Risk Management Office to: (1) provide consistent accountability, standardization, and transparency of major acquisition programs; and (2) serve as the central oversight function for all DHS acquisition programs.
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Timeline
Apr 7, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Apr 7, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • April 7, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 7, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Claire McCaskill

Claire McCaskill

Democratic Senator

Missouri

Cosponsors (1)
Steve Daines (Republican)

Homeland Security Committee, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Government Operations and Politics

Related Bills

  • HR 115-1252: DHS Acquisition Authorities Act of 2017
  • HR 115-2825: DHS Authorization Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Accounting and auditingComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightDepartment of Homeland SecurityExecutive agency funding and structureFederal officialsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment studies and investigationsPerformance measurementPublic contracts and procurement