{"id":12491,"date":"2015-03-11T18:27:07","date_gmt":"2015-03-11T18:27:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2015\/03\/11\/fitara-is-law-delay-is-not-an-option\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:33:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:33:33","slug":"fitara-is-law-delay-is-not-an-option","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/opinions\/2015\/03\/11\/fitara-is-law-delay-is-not-an-option\/","title":{"rendered":"FITARA is law: Delay is not an option"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Alan Balutis is a distinguished fellow and senior director, U. S. Public Sector, Cisco Systems. <\/i><br\/><br\/>I&#8217;ve seen a number of articles over the past few weeks on implementation of the recently-enacted Federal Information Technology and Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA). With few exceptions, the articles have contained phrases like &#8220;\u2026start planning,&#8221; &#8220;\u2026poised to usher in some big changes,&#8221; &#8220;waiting for guidance on how to implement,&#8221; and so on. <br\/><br\/>One CIO, speaking at an industry association event, indicated that while he&#8217;d like to have FITARA provisions in place at his department by the end of the fiscal year \u2013 or even the calendar year \u2013 &#8220;that may be too optimistic.&#8221; <br\/><br\/>So I&#8217;d like to offer some thoughts to help, before September 30 or December 31 come and go:<br\/><br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>FITARA was passed by both houses of Congress and signed into law by the president in December as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (PL113-291). It did not contain provisions that said it would take effect in 90-120 days, or when the Office of Management and Budget issued guidance, or when department Chief Financial Officers and\/or Chief Acquisition Officers woke up and decided it would be okay to play nicely and share;<\/li><li>It&#8217;s not likely to be declared unconstitutional because it affects CFO and\/or CAO authorities;<\/li><li>It&#8217;s mid-March. Whilst awaiting OMB guidance, it would be good to put some basics, some essentials, in place in every department and agency subject to the Act. Those &#8220;basics&#8221; might include giving the CIOs an enhanced role or greater authority in budgeting for IT, review and approval of contracts, and the selection and appraisal of component level CIOs.<\/li><li>While Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., has moved on due to term limitations from being Chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, his FITARA co-sponsor, Rep. Gerald Connolly, D-Va., remains, and has pledged to be dogged in his oversight of the law&#8217;s implementation. It&#8217;s not likely that &#8220;we&#8217;re awaiting guidance from OMB&#8221; is going to be seen as a good answer at a spring oversight hearing.<\/li><li>Appropriations hearings are starting in the House and the Senate on the President&#8217;s FY 2016 budget request. How will your secretary or agency head respond when asked any of the following questions: Describe the role of your CIO in the development and oversight of the IT budget for your department\/agency. Describe the existing authorities, organizational structure, and reporting relationship of the CIO. Note and explain any variance from that prescribed in PL 113-291. How does your governance process allow your department\/agency to terminate IT investments that are over budget, behind schedule, or failing to deliver the promised functionality? See bullet immediately before the above for an unsatisfactory response.<\/li><li>Finally, I&#8217;ve seen complaints along the lines of &#8220;that would be a whole lots of contracts for the CIO to review; what a bottleneck.&#8221; How many is the CIO seeing now? What visibility exists into who is buying what, whether it&#8217;s supportive of an enterprise architecture or taking advantage of strategic sourcing opportunities, etc. If one sets a dollar threshold for the review (e.g., $500,000), expect to see lots of RFP&#8217;s or awards at $475,000. The CIO cited above suggested interesting criteria \u2013 &#8220;newer and riskier.&#8221; Good idea! How would one operationalize that?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The time to start is now. 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