Sec. 332. Acquisition reports
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Subtitle D of title VIII of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 391 et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: At the same time as the President’s budget is submitted for a fiscal year under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Under Secretary for Management shall submit to the congressional homeland security committees (as such term is defined in section 830) and the Comptroller General of the United States an annual acquisition progress report.
The report shall include the following: A listing of programs that have been cancelled, paused, or are in breach pursuant to the section 838 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (as amended). A listing of programs being tracked on the Master Acquisition Oversight List pursuant to subsection (b)(12) of section 711 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 as amended that have not yet established an initial Department-approved acquisition program baseline. A listing of established Executive Steering Committees, which provide governance of a program or related set of programs and lower-tiered oversight, and support between acquisition decision events and component reviews, including the mission and membership for each.
For each major acquisition program on the Master Acquisition Oversight List pursuant to subsection (b)(12) of section 711 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 as amended that has at least one Department-approved acquisition program baseline and has not yet fully deployed all planned capabilities, the report shall include the following: A narrative describing the purpose of the program, including the capabilities being acquired and the component(s) sponsoring the acquisition. Acquisition Review Board status of each acquisition, including the current acquisition phase, the date of the last review, and a listing of the required documents that have been completed with the dates approved.
A comparison of the cost goals in the first Department-approved acquisition program baseline, the current Department-approved acquisition program baseline, and the current estimate. The comparison shall include the timeframe and confidence interval for each source and a description of and rationale for any changes. A comparison of the schedule goals in the first Department-approved acquisition program baseline, the current Department-approved acquisition program baseline, and the current schedule.
The comparison shall identify what each event is expected to achieve and include a description of and rationale for any changes. A comparison of the performance goals in the first Department-approved acquisition program baseline and the current Department-approved acquisition program baseline. The comparison shall identify the rationale for any changes and whether the current performance goal has been demonstrated. A list of key test and evaluation events, including dates they are planned or occurred.
Top five risks associated with the program, including narrative descriptions and mitigation actions. Contract status, including earned value management data as applicable. Total number of increments or units to be acquired, as appropriate, including a schedule outlining the quantity of increments or units to be procured annually until procurement is complete, as appropriate. A table delineated by appropriation that provides (for prior years; past year; current year; budget year; budget year plus one; budget year plus two; budget year plus three; budget year plus four and beyond; and total cost) the actual or estimated appropriations, obligations, unobligated authority, and planned expenditures.
The Under Secretary for Management shall submit quarterly updates to such report not later than 45 days after the completion of each quarter. The updates shall be submitted to the congressional homeland security committees (as such term is defined in section 830) and include the same information under paragraph
(1)and
(2)for any major acquisition program— that has been newly established since the annual report was submitted; or that has received approval for a revised acquisition program baseline. Not later than three months after each annual report under subsection
(a)is submitted, the Comptroller General of the United States shall brief the congressional homeland security committees (as such term is defined in section 830) on the contents of each such report, including observations on the accuracy of the information presented and any other risks or challenges the Department faces in managing its acquisition portfolio. Not later than three years after submission of the first annual report under subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall evaluate and submit to the congressional homeland security committees a report on the reliability of the data used to prepare such reports. . The table of contents in section 1(b) of such Act is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 839 the following new item: Sec. 840. Acquisition reports. .
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