Congress passes measure to reduce wasteful information technology investments

A bill intended to clean up the federal government’s messy approach to information technology procurement is awaiting the president’s signature after passing Congress with bipartisan support.

The Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act would give technology officials more control over the way their agencies spend their IT budgets, taking decision-making power out of the hands of bureaucrats with “little to no expertise,” said Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.