Senators Carper (D-Del.), Collins (R-Mass.), Lieberman (ID-Conn.), and Brown (R-Mass.) introduced S. 801 legislation
S. 801 introduced to require more transparency in Federal IT programs
Senators Carper (D-Del.), Collins (R-Mass.), Lieberman (ID-Conn.), and Brown (R-Mass.) introduced S. 801 legislation, the Information Technology Investment Management Act of 2011 that seeks to provide transparency into Federal IT investment projects.
The legislation would require agencies to develop IT development and management programs and report monthly cost, schedule and performance information on the web. Agencies would also be required to make their core IT investment projects public on the website. In the event the program begins to deviate from its planned execution, agencies would be required to conduct an OMB performance and governance review and report its findings to appropriate Congressional committees and the Comptroller General of the United States.
Agencies would be exempt from filing if the project went off track because of changes to Federal law, Congress cut funding, or the overage could not have been prevented through proper management.
