31 U.S.C. § 1126: Program Management Improvement Officers and Program Management Policy Council

The head of each agency described in section 901(b) shall designate a senior executive of the agency, who has significant program and project management oversight responsibilities, as the Program Management Improvement Officer of the agency. implement program management policies established by the agency under section 503(c); and training in the relevant competencies encompassed with program and project manager within the private sector for program managers; and training that emphasizes cost containment for large projects and programs. Mentoring of current and future program managers by experienced senior executives and program managers within the agency. Improved career paths and career opportunities for program managers. A plan to encourage the recruitment and retention of highly qualified individuals to serve as program managers. Improved means of collecting and disseminating best practices and lessons learned to enhance program management across the agency. Common templates and tools to support improved data gathering and analysis for program management and oversight purposes. This subsection shall not apply to the Department of Defense to the extent that the provisions of this subsection are substantially similar to or duplicative of the provisions of chapter 87 of title 10. For purposes of paragraph (1), the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (or a designee of the Under Secretary) shall be considered the Program Management Improvement Officer. There is established in the Office of Management and Budget a council to be known as the “Program Management Policy Council” (in this subsection referred to as the “Council”). advise and assist the Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management and Budget; review programs identified as high risk by the Government Accountability Office and make recommendations for actions to be taken by the Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management and Budget or a designee; career development and workforce development needs; policy to support continuous improvement in program and project management; and major challenges across agencies in managing programs; advise on the development and applicability of standards governmentwide for program management transparency; and review the information published on a website described in section 1122. The Deputy Director for Management. The Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government. The Administrator of Federal Procurement Policy. The Controller of the Office of Federal Financial Management. The Director of the Office of Performance and Personnel Management. The Program Management Improvement Officer from each agency described in section 901(b). Any other full-time or permanent part-time officer or employee of the Federal Government or member of the Armed Forces designated by the Chairperson. The Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management and Budget shall be the Chairperson of the Council. A Vice Chairperson shall be elected by the members and shall serve a term of not more than 1 year. The Chairperson shall preside at the meetings of the Council, determine the agenda of the Council, direct the work of the Council, and establish and direct subgroups of the Council as appropriate. The Council shall meet not less than four times per fiscal year and may meet at the call of the Chairperson or a majority of the members of the Council. The head of each agency with a Project Management Improvement Officer serving on the Council shall provide administrative support to the Council, as appropriate, at the request of the Chairperson. In this subsection, the term ‘agency’ means each agency described in section 901(b) of title 31 , United States Code, other than the Department of Defense. identify key skills and competencies needed for a program and project manager in an agency; establish a new job series, or update and improve an existing job series, for program and project management within an agency; and establish a new career path for program and project managers within an agency.”