Clinger–Cohen Act
The Clinger–Cohen Act of 1996 encompasses two laws that were together passed as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 (NDA) (S. 1124; Pub. L. 104–106 (text) (PDF)):
- The Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1996 was Division D of the NDA
- The Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996 was Division E of the NDA
It represented the "first time in law that agency CIO positions were established with designated roles and responsibilities."