Sec. 711. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION PRACTICES
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## SEC. 711 REPORT ON DEPARTMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION PRACTICES ###
(a)Report Required Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing the Department’s information technology acquisition practices. ###
(b)Elements of Report The report required under subsection
(a)shall include the following elements: ####
(1)Agency chief investment officer authority enhancements, including reporting on incremental developments regarding whether information technology investments are delivering functionality every 6 months. ####
(2)Enhanced transparency and risk management, including the methodology for calculating risk. ####
(3)The frequency and status of agency-wide portfolio reviews to identify opportunities for information technology efficiency, effectiveness, duplication, and potential savings. ####
(4)Data center consolidation and optimization, including potential savings.