Sec. 705. Information technology governance

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It is the sense of Congress that effective information technology governance is critical to ensuring information security, decreased costs, and overall mission assurance. The June 5, 2013, NASA Office of Inspector General audit, NASA’s Information Technology Governance, found that the NASA Chief Information Officer has limited oversight and control over a majority of the Administration’s information technology assets and cannot enforce security measures across the agency’s computer networks.

For nearly 2 decades, the Administration has operated under a decentralized information technology governance structure that has resulted in increased costs and inadequate security. At the same time, centralization of information technology governance has resulted in increased security and lower operating costs at other agencies. The Administrator shall, in consultation with Mission Directorate and NASA Center Chief Information Officers— ensure the Agency Chief Information Officer has the appropriate resources and visibility to oversee agency-wide information technology operations and investments; establish a direct line of report between the Agency Chief Information Officer and the Administrator; establish a minimum monetary threshold for all agency information technology investments over which the Agency Chief Information Officer shall have final approval; and consider appropriate revisions to the charters of information technology boards and councils that inform information technology investment and operation decisions.