# Walkinshaw Urges FITARA Scorecard Reboot

Rep. James Walkinshaw is urging Congress to revive FITARA-style annual IT oversight scorecards and expand their measures to include federal AI adoption and cybersecurity alongside modernization progress. The proposal signals a possible future oversight focus on measurable agency IT outcomes, legacy-system retirement, cybersecurity performance, and digital customer service; it is a policy direction, not a current solicitation or announced mandate. The next Congress is scheduled to convene January 3, 2027.

- Agencies and contractors supporting federal IT programs may face greater scrutiny of demonstrable results in AI adoption, cybersecurity, modernization, and digital customer service if Congress advances the scorecard proposal.
- Companies can prepare by documenting measurable outcomes from relevant work, including modernization progress and cybersecurity performance, without treating the proposal as a new compliance requirement.
- No contract opportunity, funding amount, or implementation deadline is specified in the signal.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Information Technology
**Topics:** Cybersecurity, Artificial Intelligence
**Published:** November 06, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Congress (Congress)

### Key Quotes
> When we developed the FITARA scorecards, we weren’t talking about AI adoption in the federal government, and I don’t think we ever quite got to where we wanted to capture cybersecurity metrics and judging agencies against a cybersecurity metric.
> — James Walkinshaw, U.S. Representative

### Sources
- [Walkinshaw wants congressional oversight to include FITARA reboot - Washington Technology](https://www.washingtontechnology.com/companies/2026/11/walkinshaw-wants-congressional-oversight-include-fitara-reboot/417106) - Washington Technology