Armed Forces Digital Advantage Act
10/28/2022, 1:46 AMCongress
116
Number
HR - 5353
Introduced on
2019-12-06
# Amendments
0
Sponsors
+5
Cosponsors
Status of Legislation
Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote
Purpose and Summary
Armed Forces Digital Advantage Act
This bill requires the Department of Defense to (1) maintain digital expertise and software development as core competencies of civilian and military workforces to support the National Defense Strategy, (2) appoint a civilian officer responsible for the development and implementation of a policy to promote and maintain such expertise, and (3) create a plan to carry out the policy.
Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedTo establish a policy to promote and maintain digital and software development expertise in the workforce of the Department of Defense.
Display TitleArmed Forces Digital Advantage Act
Official Title as IntroducedTo establish a policy to promote and maintain digital and software development expertise in the workforce of the Department of Defense.
Short Title(s) as IntroducedArmed Forces Digital Advantage Act
Policy Areas
Armed Forces and National Security
Potential Impact
Advanced technology and technological innovations•
Computers and information technology•
Congressional oversight•
Digital media•
Military education and training•
Military personnel and dependents•
Military readiness•
Performance measurement
Comments
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Recent Activity
Latest Summary7/2/2020
Armed Forces Digital Advantage Act
This bill requires the Department of Defense to (1) maintain digital expertise and software development as core competencies of civilian and military workforces to support the National Defense Stra...
tegy, (2) appoint a civilian officer responsible for the development and implementation of a policy to promote and maintain such expertise, and (3) create a plan to carry out the policy.
Latest Action12/6/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.