Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 902
115th Congress(2017-2018)
DHS Acquisition Authorities Act of 2017
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Apr 7, 2017
Overview
Text
Introduced
Apr 7, 2017
Latest Action
Apr 7, 2017
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
902
Congress
115
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
Primary focus of measure is government administration, including agency organization, contracting, facilities and property, information management and services; rulemaking and administrative law; elections and political activities; government employees and officials; Presidents; ethics and public participation; postal service. Measures concerning agency appropriations and the budget process may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Missouri
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

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.

Text (1)
Actions (2)
04/07/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
04/07/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:36:57 PM