Sec. 1504. Accounting of cloud computing capabilities of the Department of Defense
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Not later than October 15, 2025, and every six months thereafter, the Chief Information Office of the Department, in coordination with the Chief Data and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department, shall provide to the congressional defense committees a report listing the current and planned cloud elements of the Department and containing the roadmap required under subsection (b). Each report under subsection
(a)shall include for each current or planned cloud element of the Department a detailed roadmap that includes the following: The dates for any planned or ongoing replacement, update, modification, or retirement of the cloud element, including— specific dates for— any planned or ongoing major updates or upgrades of such cloud element; and the use of interim capabilities by or in place of such cloud element; and dates for such other activities with respect to such cloud element as determined appropriate by the Chief Information Officer of the Department. Relevant cost metrics for the cloud element, including the current program cost, cost-to-complete, and incremental costs. The contracting method used, being used, or planned to be used, as applicable, to acquire the cloud element, and in the case of a contractor reselling the cloud element of another entity to the Department, from whom such contractor is obtaining such cloud element. The element of the Department responsible for managing the cloud element, the users of such cloud element, and such other information regarding the management of such could element as the Chief Information Officer of the Department determines appropriate. Relevant metrics regarding the interoperability, accessibility, and usability of such cloud element, as determined by Chief Information Officer of the Department. An assessment of the compliance of the cloud element with the applicable information technology principles and standards of the Department. An assessment of any unique attributes of the cloud element that may inhibit the introduction, replacement, update, modification, or retirement of such cloud element. An assessment of the dependencies, if any, between the cloud element and the introduction, replacement, update, modification, and retirement of any other cloud element of the Department. At the same time the budget of the President is submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2027 and for each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on any changes to the roadmap required under subsection (b), including, for each such change, a description and the detailed budgetary effects. This section shall terminate on December 31, 2030. In this section— the term cloud element means a cloud computing capability, environment, architecture, or system; and the term Department means the Department of Defense.