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Annals of Computer Science and Information Systems, Volume 24

Proceedings of the 2020 International Conference on Research in Management & Technovation

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An Analysis and Discussion of the Defense Information Systems Agency’s Level of Compliance and Integration of the U.S. Congress’ Title Viii National Defense Authorization Act Fy 2015 Subtitle D—Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15439/2020KM3

Citation: Proceedings of the 2020 International Conference on Research in Management & Technovation, Shivani Agarwal, Darrell Norman Burrell, Vijender Kumar Solanki (eds). ACSIS, Vol. 24, pages 79–86 ()

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Abstract. This paper reflects a conducted assessment of the Defense Information Systems Agency's (Department of Defense) compliance with the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Action (FITARA) Section 833: Portfolio Management and Section 834: Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiatives. The paper is organized by providing an overview of DISA leading into a brief history of FITARA (and its associated federal government implementation). For Section 833, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) Information Technology Investment Management (ITIM) assessment tool was applied to DISA's Information Technology Capital Planning and Investment Control (CPIC) process for evaluation, analysis, and recommendations for improvement. Following GAO ITIM, Section 834 was introduced, leading into a PEST and SWOT analyses relative to DISA's implementation of the framework concluding with the evaluation and recommendations. Summarily, Kotter's 8-step change model was applied in a proposed 12 -- 36-month plan for implementation throughout the agency for senior leadership in addressing the various gaps of both sections 833 and 834

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