3.0.0 761 2019-02-20T23:03:47Z 2019-02-23T23:35:42Z Senate S S 2011-04-07 112 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-04-07T19:26:37Z 2011-04-07 ssga00 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2271-2272) IntroReferral 2011-04-07 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2270-2271) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2011-04-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. N A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2011-04-07 True M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2011-04-07 True Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversight Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government trust funds Public contracts and procurement Student aid and college costs Government Operations and Politics 00 2011-04-07 Introduced in Senate 2011-05-17T20:47:51Z Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act to direct the Administrator of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) to establish a government-wide acquisition management fellows program for the purpose of investing in the long-term improvement and sustained excellence of the federal acquisition workforce.

Lists as the program's objectives to: (1) develop a new generation of acquisition leaders with government-wide perspective, skills, and experience; (2) recruit individuals with the outstanding academic merit, ethical value, business acumen, and leadership skills to meet the government's acquisition needs; and (3) offer opportunities for advancement, competitive compensation, and leadership opportunities. Requires the program to consist of one academic year of full-time, on-campus training followed by two years of on-the-job and part-time training toward a Masters or equivalent graduate degree in related fields.

Requires persons selected for the program to commit to employment with the government in the field of acquisition following program completion. Requires executive agencies to give priority to program graduates for purposes of hiring employees in the acquisition field.

Establishes in the Treasury the OFPP Acquisition Fellows Development Fund to be used for the establishment and operations of the program.

Requires the Administrator to establish a leadership development training program for federal employees to produce high performing individuals in the core acquisition disciplines of contracting, program management, and cost estimating.

]]> Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act of 2011 Display Title Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve the acquisition workforce through the establishment of an acquisition management fellows program and a leadership development training program, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2011-04-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s761is/xml/BILLS-112s761is.xml 2011-04-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2271-2272) text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.