Chartered in 2007, under direction of the House Oversight Committee, the Information Technology Acquisition Advisory Council (ITAAC) is an honest broker and public/private partnership of concerned citizens, public interest groups, private sector sponsors and government partners working together to serve as a catalyst for positive change and evolution in the Information Technology Acquisition System to meet the demands of the 21st century.

The IT-Acquisition Advisory Council is a 501(C)6 Standards Consortium with the participation of transformation minded senior leaders from government, academia, industry and public interests. Our mission is to provide Congress, White House, and Executive Branch IT Leadership with a trusted collaborative structure and Transformation Roadmaps for Streamlining the IT Acquisition Process, assuring critical mission elements that are highly dependent on IT (Info Sharing, Cyber-Security, E-Health, E-Gov, E-Biz, and Green IT). We offer decision makers a Trusted Advisory dedicated to ushering in real world expertise, Innovations, and IT management methods needed to accelerate and assure Digital Transformation at the speed of need. Key enablers include –

• Just-In-Time IT Expertise critical to improving workforce competencies and skills. This model has been promoted by OMB and Congress.
• Rapid Tech Assessment, built on NIAP and AF Solution Assessment Process (ASAP).
• Agile Acquisition Methods, Design Patterns, and Digital frameworks with quantitative analysis and based on evidence. Our DOD/FFRDC approved approach is derived from commercial best practices and adapted to meet FITARA, IT MGT Act and White House policy directives.
• SOA/Cloud Standards of Practice – Service Level Management, Risk Assessment Tools, Governance Models developed by SDO partners and enhanced by Global 500 companies.
• Innovation Research Coop – a virtual innovation lab composed of Universities, Standards Bodies, Communities of Practice, Innovators and SMEs that are not vested in the status quo, reaching deep into a $4Trillion global IT market.