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Congress

House Approves DHS Acquisition Reform Bill

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, June 10th, 2014

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The House on Monday approved by voice vote a bill to strengthen the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) acquisition management, in part by authorizing it to follow existing directives. The DHS Acquisition Accountability and Efficiency Act (H.R. 4228) standardizes the acquisition process at the department “and establishes oversight mechanisms so projects can be measured and reviewed accordingly, requires baseline costs approval for projects, and gives agency leaders the needed authority to take swift action on major acquisition projects that are…

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