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(5) encourage the executive agencies to develop
and use the best practices in the acquisition of infor-
mation technology by—
(A) identifying and collecting information
regarding the best practices, including informa-
tion on the development and implementation of
the best practices by the executive agencies; and
(B) providing the executive agencies with
information on the best practices and with ad-
vice and assistance regarding use of the best
practices.
(6) assess, on a continuing basis, the experiences
of executive agencies, State and local governments,
international organizations, and the private sector in
managing information technology;
(7) compare the performances of the executive
agencies in using information technology and dis-
seminate the comparisons to the executive agencies;
(8) monitor the development and implementation
of training in the management of information tech-
nology for executive agency management personnel
and staff;
(9) keep Congress fully informed on the extent to
which the executive agencies are improving program
performance and the accomplishment of agency mis-
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sions through the use of the best practices in informa-
tion technology;
(10) coordinate the development and review by
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of
policy associated with Federal procurement and ac-
quisition of information technology with the Office of
Federal Procurement Policy; and
(11) seek and give due weight to the advice given
by the Chief Information Officers Council or inter-
agency functional groups regarding the performance
of any responsibility of the Director under this sub-
section.
(b) The heads of executive agencies shall apply the Of-
fice of Management and Budget’s guidelines promulgated
pursuant to this section to national security systems only
to the maximum extent practicable.
SEC. 4123. PERFORMANCE-BASED AND RESULTS-BASED
MANAGEMENT.
(a) The Director shall encourage performance and re-
sults based management in fulfilling the responsibilities as-
signed under section 3504(h), of title 44, United States
Code.
(1) EVALUATION OF AGENCY PROGRAMS AND IN-
VESTMENTS.—
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(A) REQUIREMENT.—The Director of the
Office of Management and Budget shall evaluate
the information resources management practices
of the executive agencies with respect to the per-
formance and results of the information tech-
nology investments of executive agencies.
(B) CONSIDERATION OF ADVICE AND REC-
OMMENDATIONS.—In performing the evaluation,
the Director shall consider any advice and rec-
ommendations provided by the Chief Information
Officers Council or any interagency functional
group.
(2) GUIDANCE.—The Director shall issue clear
and concise guidance to ensure that—
(A) an agency and its major subcomponents
institutes effective and efficient capital planning
processes to select, control and evaluate the re-
sults of all its major information systems invest-
ments;
(B) an agency determines, prior to making
investments in new information systems—
(i) whether the function to be sup-
ported should be performed in the private
sector rather than by an agency of the Fed-
eral Government and, if so, whether the
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component of the agency performing that
function should be converted from a govern-
mental organization to a private sector or-
ganization; or
(ii) whether the function should be per-
formed by the executive agency and, if so,
whether the function should be performed by
private sector source under a contract en-
tered into by head of the executive agency or
executive agency personnel;
(C) the agency analyzes its missions and,
based on the analysis, revises its mission-related
processes and administrative processes, as appro-
priate, before making significant investments in
information technology to be used in support of
agency missions;
(D) the agency’s information resources
management plan is current and adequate and,
to the maximum extent practicable, specifically
identifies how information technology to be ac-
quired is expected to improve agency operations
and otherwise benefit the agency;
(E) agency information security is ade-
quate;
(F) the agency—
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(i) provides adequately for the integra-
tion of the agency’s information resources
management plans, strategic plans prepared
pursuant to section 306 of title 5, United
States code, and performance plans pre-
pared pursuant to section 1115 of title 31,
United States Code; and
(ii) budgets for the acquisition and use
of information technology; and
(G) efficient and effective interagency and
Governmentwide information technology invest-
ments are undertaken to improve the accomplish-
ment of common agency missions.
(3) PERIODIC REVIEWS.—The Director shall en-
sure that selected information resources management
activities of the executive agencies are periodically re-
viewed in order to ascertain the efficiency and effec-
tiveness of information technology in improving agen-
cy performance and the accomplishment of agency
missions.
(4) ENFORCEMENT OF ACCOUNTABILITY.—
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Director may take
any authorized action that the Director considers
appropriate, including an action involving the
budgetary process or appropriations manage-
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ment process, to enforce accountability under
this title in an executive agency.
(B) SPECIFIC ACTIONS.—Actions taken by
the Director in the case of an executive agency
may include—
(i) recommending a reduction or an
increase in the amount proposed by the
head of the executive agency to be included
for information resources in the budget sub-
mitted to Congress under section 1105(a) of
title 31, United States Code;
(ii) reducing or otherwise adjusting
apportionments and reapportionments of
appropriations for information resources;
(iii) using other authorized adminis-
trative controls over appropriations to re-
strict the availability of funds for informa-
tion resources; and
(iv) designating for the executive agen-
cy an executive agent to contract with pri-
vate sector sources for the performance of
information resources management or the
acquisition of information technology.
(b) The heads of executive agencies shall apply the Of-
fice of Management and Budget guidelines promulgated