S 1620
114th Congress
Senate
Government Operations and Politics
Computers and information technology
Congressional oversight
Department of Homeland Security
Government studies and investigations
Technology assessment
DHS IT Duplication Reduction Act of 2015
Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 28, 2016
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 454.
Apr 28, 2016
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 114-247.
Jun 24, 2015
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jun 18, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jun 18, 2015
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
DHS IT Duplication Reduction Act of 2015
(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to report on:
- the number of information technology systems at DHS;
- the number of such systems exhibiting duplication or fragmentation (i.e., where there are two or more systems or programs that deliver similar functionality to similar user populations);
- a strategy for reducing such duplicative systems, including an assessment of potential cost savings; and
- a methodology for determining which system should be eliminated when there is duplication or fragmentation.
What's happening now
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 454.
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