HR-4435, which passed on a vote of 325-98, also contains provisions aimed at bolstering the acquisition workforce. For example, it would require OMB to submit to Congress a five-year strategic plan to develop, strengthen, and solidify IT acquisition cadres and report – along with GAO – on progress thereafter.
The bill requires OMB to submit to Congress a plan for improving management of IT programs and projects and directs OPM to develop policies for agencies to develop a program to recognize excellent performance by IT acquisition employees and teams, including guidance on cash awards and other incentives.
It would require a comparative value analysis to be included in the contract file when the federal government purchases services and supplies offered under the Federal Strategic Sourcing Initiative from outside sources.
The bill would require GSA to identify and develop a strategic sourcing initiative to enhance government-wide acquisition, shared use, and dissemination of software, as well as improve compliance with end user license agreements.
It would also require OMB to make publicly available the cost, schedule, and performance data for at least 80 percent of all IT investments government-wide, at least 60 percent of all IT investments made by specified federal agencies, and every IT investment OMB considers to be “major.”
