Sec. 1006. Financial operations dashboard for the Department of Defense
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The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall develop and maintain on an Internet website available to Federal Government agencies a tool (commonly referred to as a dashboard) to permit Federal Government officials to track key indicators of the financial performance of the Department of Defense, including outstanding accounts payable, abnormal accounts payable, outstanding advances, unmatched disbursements, abnormal undelivered orders, negative unliquidated obligations, violations of sections 1341 and 1517(a) of title 31, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Anti-Deficiency Act ), costs deriving from payment delays, interest penalty payments, and improper payments, and actual savings realized through interest payments made, discounts for timely or advanced payments, and other financial management and improvement initiatives.
The tool shall cover financial performance information for the military departments, the defense agencies, and any other organizations or elements of the Department of Defense. The tool shall permit the tracking of financial performance over time, including by month, quarter, and year, and permit users of the tool to export both current and historical data on financial performance. The information covered by the tool shall be updated not less frequently than monthly. Not later than December 31 each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report setting forth, for each military department, defense agency, and other organization or element of the Department of Defense, the following:
A description of the value, if any, that accrued as a result of improved financial management and related cost-savings initiatives during the most recent fiscal year. A description of the manner in which such value, if any, was applied, and will be applied, to provide mission value. A target for the savings to be achieved as a result of improved financial management and related cost-savings initiatives during the fiscal year in which such report is submitted.