REPORT ON DEPARTMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION PRACTICES.

SEC. 711. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION PRACTICES.(a) Report Required.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report detailing the Department’s information technology acquisition practices.(b) Elements of Report.—The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following elements:(1) Agency chief investment officer authority enhancements, including reporting on incremental developments regarding whether information technology investments are delivering functionality every 6 months.(2) Enhanced transparency and risk management, including the methodology for calculating risk.(3) The frequency and status of agency-wide portfolio reviews to identify opportunities for information technology efficiency, effectiveness, duplication, and potential savings.(4) Data center consolidation and optimization, including potential savings.