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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · H.R. 3979 (EAH) — 113 HR 3979 EAH: Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 · Sec. 853

Sec. 853. Program manager development report

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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on enhancing the role of Department of Defense civilian and military program managers in developing and carrying out defense acquisition programs. The report required by this section shall address, at a minimum, recommendations for— enhancing training and educational opportunities for program managers; increasing emphasis on the mentoring of current and future program managers by experienced senior executives and program managers within the Department; improving career paths and career opportunities for program managers; creating additional incentives for the recruitment and retention of highly qualified individuals to serve as program managers; improving required resource levels and support (including systems engineering expertise, cost estimating expertise, and software development expertise) for program managers; improving means of collecting and disseminating best practices and lessons learned to enhance program management across the Department; creating common templates and tools to support improved data gathering and analysis for program management and oversight purposes; increasing accountability of program managers for the results of defense acquisition programs; enhancing monetary and nonmonetary awards for successful accomplishment of program objectives by program managers; and improving program manager tenure with the goal of maintaining both civilian and military program managers in their positions for a sufficient period of time to ensure program stability and consistency of leadership, including consideration of tying program manager tenure to milestone decision points for major defense acquisition programs and major automated information system programs.
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