Increase IT delegation of authority to agencies. By May 1994, the Administrator, GSA, should change agency delegation amounts for competitive procurements based on the interagency team's recommendations. It is possible that agency delegations may be reduced, but more probable and expected that some agencies will receive greater or unlimited delegations while other agencies will receive delegations as follows. -- For agencies with information technology budgets reported to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under Circular No. A11, section 43, information technology exhibits 43A and 43B, over $1 billion in the prior fiscal year: $20 million. -- For agencies with information technology budgets reported to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under Circular No. A11, section 43, information technology exhibits 43A and 43B, from $100 million through $1 billion in the prior fiscal year: $10 million. -- For agencies with information technology budgets reported to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under Circular No. A11, section 43, information technology exhibits 43A and 43B, from zero through $100 million in the prior fiscal year: $5 million. GSA should cooperate with agency heads to ensure that these delegations are passed through to operating components and line managers with minimum restrictions and with an emphasis on expected performance outcomes and measures of success. It is very important to increase delegation authorities and revise the FIRMR rules to more accurately reflect and take advantage of the commoditylike characteristics of computer products, services, and software. It is also still essential to have a "center of expertise" that can keep track of rapid changes in technology and performance, ensure that the types of relationships with the American computer industry provide vehicles to maximize the advantages to government of their capabilities; and ensure that the agencies with delegated authority have necessary skills, management controls, and motivations to take maximum advantage of what American industry can offer. The "center of expertise" probably best fits in GSA and would fit into a broad mandate of the existing law. One of the primary tasks of the interagency team (referred to in action item 1) would be to develop a plan to enable the above transition to happen as easily as possible.
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