‘‘SEC. 711. ACQUISITION AUTHORITIES FOR PROGRAM AC-
COUNTABILITY AND RISK MANAGEMENT. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.—Within the Man-
agement Directorate, there shall be a Program Account-
ability and Risk Management office to— 
‘‘(1) provide consistent accountability, standard-
ization, and transparency of major acquisition pro-
grams of the Department; 
‘‘(2) serve as the central oversight function for 
all Department major acquisition programs; and 
‘‘(3) provide review and analysis of Department 
acquisition programs, as appropriate. 
‘‘(b) RESPONSIBILITIES OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.— 
The Program Accountability and Risk Management office 
shall be led by an Executive Director to oversee the require-
ments specified in subsection (a). The Executive Director 
shall report directly to the Under Secretary for Manage-
ment, and shall carry out the following responsibilities: 
‘‘(1) Monitor regularly the performance of De-
partment major acquisition programs between acqui-
sition decision events to identify problems with cost, 
performance, or schedule that components may need 
to address to prevent cost overruns, performance 
issues, or schedule delays. 
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‘‘(2) Assist the Under Secretary for Management 
in managing the Department’s acquisition programs 
and related activities. 
‘‘(3) Conduct oversight of individual acquisition 
programs to implement Department acquisition pro-
gram policy, procedures, and guidance with a pri-
ority on ensuring the data the office collects and 
maintains from Department components is accurate 
and reliable. 
‘‘(4) Serve as the focal point and coordinator for 
the acquisition life cycle review process and as the ex-
ecutive secretariat for the Department’s Acquisition 
Review Board. 
‘‘(5) Advise the persons having acquisition deci-
sion authority in making acquisition decisions con-
sistent with all applicable laws and in establishing 
clear lines of authority, accountability, and responsi-
bility for acquisition decisionmaking within the De-
partment. 
‘‘(6) Assist the Chief Procurement Officer of the 
Department, as appropriate, in developing strategies 
and specific plans for hiring, training, and profes-
sional development to address any deficiency within 
the Department’s acquisition workforce. 
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‘‘(7) Develop standardized certification stand-
ards in consultation with the Component Acquisition 
Executives for all acquisition program managers. 
‘‘(8) Assess the results of major acquisition pro-
grams’ post-implementation reviews and identify op-
portunities to improve performance throughout the 
acquisition process. 
‘‘(9) Provide technical support and assistance to 
Department acquisition programs and acquisition 
personnel and coordinate with the Chief Procurement 
Officer regarding workforce training and development 
activities. 
‘‘(10) Assist, as appropriate, with the prepara-
tion of the Future Years Homeland Security Pro-
gram, and make such information available to the 
congressional homeland security committees. 
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES OF COMPONENTS.—Each head 
of a component shall comply with Federal law, the Federal 
Acquisition Regulation, and Department acquisition man-
agement directives established by the Under Secretary for 
Management. For each major acquisition program, each 
head of a component shall— 
‘‘(1) define baseline requirements and document 
changes to such requirements, as appropriate; 
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‘‘(2) establish a complete life cycle cost estimate 
with supporting documentation that is consistent 
with cost estimating best practices as identified by the 
Comptroller General of the United States; 
‘‘(3) verify each life cycle cost estimate against 
independent cost estimates or assessments, as appro-
priate, and reconcile any differences; 
‘‘(4) complete a cost-benefit analysis with sup-
porting documentation; 
‘‘(5) develop and maintain a schedule that is 
consistent with scheduling best practices as identified 
by the Comptroller General of the United States, in-
cluding, in appropriate cases, an integrated master 
schedule; and 
‘‘(6) ensure that all acquisition program infor-
mation provided by the component is complete, accu-
rate, timely, and valid. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) ACQUISITION.—The term ‘acquisition’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 131 of title 
41, United States Code. 
‘‘(2) ACQUISITION
DECISION
AUTHORITY.—The 
term ‘acquisition decision authority’ means the au-
thority, held by the Secretary acting through the Dep-
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uty Secretary or Under Secretary for Management 
to— 
‘‘(A) ensure compliance with Federal law, 
the Federal Acquisition Regulation, and Depart-
ment acquisition management directives; 
‘‘(B) review (including approving, pausing, 
modifying, or canceling) an acquisition program 
through the life cycle of such program; 
‘‘(C) ensure that acquisition program man-
agers have the resources necessary to successfully 
execute an approved acquisition program; 
‘‘(D) ensure good acquisition program man-
agement of cost, schedule, risk, and system per-
formance of the acquisition program at issue, in-
cluding assessing acquisition program baseline 
breaches and directing any corrective action for 
such breaches; and 
‘‘(E) ensure that acquisition program man-
agers, on an ongoing basis, monitor cost, sched-
ule, and performance against established base-
lines and use tools to assess risks to an acquisi-
tion program at all phases of the life cycle of 
such program to avoid and mitigate acquisition 
program baseline breaches. 
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