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) (; ):
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."
References
External links National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 as amended (PDF/details) in the GPO Statute Compilations collection National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 as enacted (details) in the US Statutes at Large on Congress.gov