HR 3832 · 107th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2002

Introduced 2002-03-04· Sponsored by Rep. Davis, Tom [R-VA-11]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Executive Comment Requested from DOD.(2002-04-05)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2002 - Directs the Administrator of General Services to establish a fund for acquisition workforce training across executive agencies other than the Department of Defense. Authorizes the detail of a Federal agency employee to a private sector organization, or a private sector employee to a Federal agency, in the case of employees who: (1) work in Federal acquisition or acquisition management; (2) are considered exceptional performers; and (3) are expected to assume increased acquisition management responsibilities. Authorizes an agency head to determine that certain Federal acquisition positions are shortage category positions in order to recruit and hire employees with high qualifications. Requires the Federal Acquisition Regulation to be amended to permit the use of telecommuting by employees of Federal contractors. Requires the Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy to develop and implement a plan to assure that the Federal Government maintains a core in-house architectural and engineering capability to determine each agency's need for services. Directs the head of each agency to appoint a Chief Acquisition Officer. Requires …

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