Sec. 413. Personnel awards for excellence in the acquisition of information systems and information technology
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall develop policy and guidance for agencies to develop a program to recognize excellent performance by Federal Government employees and teams of such employees in the acquisition of information systems and information technology for the agency. The program referred to in subsection
(a)shall, to the extent practicable— obtain objective outcome measures; and include procedures for— the nomination of Federal Government employees and teams of such employees for eligibility for recognition under the program; and the evaluation of nominations for recognition under the program by 1 or more agency panels of individuals from Government, academia, and the private sector who have such expertise, and are appointed in such a manner, as the Director of the Office of Personal Management shall establish for purposes of the program. In carrying out the program referred to in subsection (a), the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, in consultation with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall establish policies and guidance for agencies to reward any Federal Government employee or teams of such employees recognized pursuant to the program— with a cash bonus, to the extent that the performance of such individual or team warrants the award of such bonus and is authorized by any provision of law; through promotions and other nonmonetary awards; by publicizing— acquisition accomplishments by individual employees; and the tangible end benefits that resulted from such accomplishments, as appropriate; and through other awards, incentives, or bonuses that the head of the agency considers appropriate.