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“I don't have any further speakers. I want to urge the adoption of this bipartisan bill to provide the necessary reforms to DHS' acquisition process. I yield back the balance of my time. Mr. McCAUL. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 4228, the ``DHS Acquisition Accountability and Efficiency Act,'' which was developed and introduced by the gentleman from South Carolina, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight & Management Efficiency, Jeff Duncan. Since its inception, DHS has faced significant management challenges and the Government Accountability Office continues to include DHS management on its ``High Risk List'' of areas vulnerable to waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement. Over the course of several years, the Committee on Homeland Security has conducted extensive oversight of DHS management and acquisition practices. At the start of the Congress, the Committee pledged to manage DHS with a business-model approach and we are. Last year, the House passed H.R. 2719, the ``Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act'' to improve TSA technology acquisition programs and today's bill builds upon that effort with cost savings through better management policies and strategies across the Department. While I'm encouraged by a recent memo from Secretary Johnson to his DHS leadership team calling for greater component agency collaboration and accountability, more work is still needed. H.R.…”