§1201 Federal Acquisition Institute

Summary

Creates a Federal Acquisition Institute (FAI) to build and improve a professional Government-wide acquisition workforce. The FAI must run research and studies, collect and analyze workforce data, study career fields to find needed skills, help recruit qualified people, make and evaluate training materials and programs, promote college programs in acquisition, support interagency intern and training programs, work with civilian agency training and the Defense Acquisition University, help with acquisition and capital planning, and do other career or research work the Administrator assigns. The Administrator must ask the Administrator of General Services for enough budget and, if funds are available, GSA will use amounts from the acquisition workforce training fund under section 1703(i) to cover the FAI’s annual budget. FAI reports through a Board of Directors of up to 8 federal members appointed by the Administrator. The Board guides FAI work and budget recommendations. The FAI Director is appointed by and reports to the Administrator. The Administrator must send an annual report on FAI budget needs and spending plans to the Senate Committees on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Appropriations, and to the House Committees on Oversight and Government Reform and Appropriations.