Sec. 5505. Enhanced transparency in information technology investments
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Section 11302(c) of title 40, United States Code, is amended— by redesignating paragraph
(2)as paragraph (3); and by inserting after paragraph
(1)the following new paragraph: The Director shall make available to the public the cost, schedule, and performance data for all of the IT investments listed in subparagraph (B), notwithstanding whether the investments are for new IT acquisitions or for operations and maintenance of existing IT. The investments listed in this subparagraph are the following: At least 80 percent (by dollar value) of all information technology investments Governmentwide. At least 60 percent (by dollar value) of all information technology investments in each Federal agency listed in section 901(b) of title 31. Every major information technology investment (as defined by the Office of Management and Budget) in each Federal agency listed in section 901(b) of title 31. For each investment listed in subparagraph (B), the agency Chief Information Officer and the program manager of the investment within the agency shall certify, at least once every quarter, that the information is current, accurate, and reflects the risks associated with each listed investment. The Director shall conduct quarterly reviews and publicly identify agencies with an incomplete certification or with significant data quality issues. The information required under subparagraph (A), in its most updated form, shall be publicly available at all times. The applicability of subparagraph
(A)may be waived or the extent of the information may be limited— by the Director, with respect to IT investments Governmentwide; and by the Chief Information Officer of a Federal agency, with respect to IT investments in that agency; if the Director or the Chief Information Officer, as the case may be, determines that such a waiver or limitation is in the national security interests of the United States. . Paragraph
(3)of section 11302(c) of such title, as redesignated by subsection (a), is amended by adding at the end the following: The report shall include an analysis of agency trends reflected in the performance risk information required in paragraph (2). .