HB6238: To require the Secretary of State to report a Government Accountability Office High Risk List for weaknesses in the department's information technology acquisitions and operations, human capital management, Federal real property, and personal security clearance of the United States.
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
To require the Secretary of State to report a Government Accountability Office High Risk List for weaknesses in the department's information technology acquisitions and operations, human capital management, Federal real property, and personal security clearance of the United States.
Plain-language summary
This bill requires the Secretary of State to report on problems identified by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), an independent agency that audits federal spending and operations. The report must cover four areas: information technology purchases and management, hiring and staffing issues, federal building maintenance and use, and security clearance processing. The bill focuses on weaknesses that the GAO has flagged as high-risk, meaning they could waste money or create serious problems. The bill is currently introduced in Congress, meaning it has been formally proposed but not yet discussed in .
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HB6238: To require the Secretary of State to report a Government Accountability Office…