Sec. 821. Certification of effectiveness for Air Force information technology contracting
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The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall conduct a review of the Air Force Network-Centric Solutions II (NETCENTS II) contract to ensure that it can effectively meet the requirements of the joint force when providing time- and task-critical information technology resources for hardware, applications, and services related to the warfighting mission area. The review shall examine— the effectiveness of contracting for warfighting mission areas, such as nuclear command and control, space situational awareness, or integrated threat warning, with effectiveness determined by the ability to consistently access domain experts and respond to emerging requirements in a timely manner; and the efficiency of contracting for the warfighting mission area, with efficiency measured by the amount of time to get new task orders on contract.
Based on the findings of the review required by subsection (a), the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall provide a certification to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives that the Air Force’s NETCENTS II contract is effective in delivering information technology capabilities for the joint force. In providing this certification, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall also provide the complete findings of the review required by subsection (a).