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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1777 

To require Comptroller General of the United States reports on the major 

automated information system programs of the Department of Defense. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 1, 2011 

Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mr. LEVIN, and Mr. MCCAIN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 

Armed Services 

A BILL 

To require Comptroller General of the United States reports 

on the major automated information system programs 

of the Department of Defense. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED 

4 STATES REPORTS ON THE MAJOR AUTO5 MATED INFORMATION SYSTEM PROGRAMS 

6 OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 

7 (a) ASSESSMENT REPORTS REQUIRED.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 30 of 

9 each year from 2013 through 2018, the Comptroller 


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1 General of the United States shall submit to the ap2 propriate committees of Congress a report setting 

3 forth an assessment of the performance of the major 

4 automated information system programs of the De5 partment of Defense. 

6 (2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under subsection 

7 (a) shall include the following: 

8 (A) An assessment by the Comptroller 

9 General of the cost, schedule, and performance 

10 of a representative variety of major automated 

11 information system programs selected by the 

12 Comptroller General for purposes of such re13 port. 

14 (B) An assessment by the Comptroller 

15 General of the level of risk associated with the 

16 programs selected under subparagraph (A) for 

17 purposes of such report, and a description of 

18 the actions taken by the Department to manage 

19 or reduce such risk. 

20 (C) An assessment by the Comptroller 

21 General of the extent to the programs selected 

22 under subparagraph (A) for purposes of such 

23 report employ best practices for the acquisition 

24 of information technology systems, as identified 


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1 by the Comptroller General, the Defense 

2 Science Board, and the Department. 

3 (b) PRELIMINARY REPORT.— 

4 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 

5 30, 2012, the Comptroller General shall submit to 

6 the appropriate committees of Congress a report set7 ting forth the following: 

8 (A) The metrics to be used by the Comp9 troller General for the reports submitted under 

10 subsection (a). 

11 (B) A preliminary assessment on the mat12 ters set forth under subsection (a)(2). 

13 (2) BRIEFINGS.—In developing metrics for pur14 poses of the report required by paragraph (1)(A), 

15 the Comptroller General shall provide the appro16 priate committees of Congress with periodic brief17 ings on the development of such metrics. 

18 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

19 (1) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con20 gress’’ means— 

21 (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

22 Committee on Homeland Security and Govern23 mental Affairs, and the Committee on Appro24 priations of the Senate; and 


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1 (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 

2 Committee on Oversight and Government Re3 form, and the Committee on Appropriations of 

4 the House of Representatives. 

5 (2) The term ‘‘major automated information 

6 system program’’ has the meaning given that term 

7 in section 2445a of title 10, United States Code. 

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