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DHS IT Duplication Reduction Act of 2015

Introduced: June 18, 2015 Introduced by: Johnson, Ron Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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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
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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 April 28, 2016

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 454.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1626 Related bill DHS IT Duplication Reduction Act of 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1620: DHS IT Duplication Reduction Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1620/
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"S. 1620: DHS IT Duplication Reduction Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1620/.
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S. 1620, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1620/.
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